Approved by Psychic.
SU thread, so I don't lose it again...
All right, I know the game is a bit chaotic now due to everyone having different goals, but hopefully this will help things out. Feel free to ask questions and discuss out potential events, or make guesses about the mysteries of Divine. And of course, keep on topic.
Also, I don't mind how short or long posts are in the game. It happens, because sometimes you only need to do one or two things, and other times extra depth is needed. All I'd really like are for posts to at least be proofread for errors. And active posting doesn't hurt.
I do check on inactive players every so often. When I start running checks, I usually ask people who've not posted in two weeks if they're still in. And please inform me if you're dropping out. I'll help anyone get out of any sticky writing blocks if need be (and it's fine if you want to suggest help for someone else).
Here's some things that either people have asked me about already, or I've needed to point out in OoC comments. I'll add more, so that this first post can become a reference.
Timing: I’ll not be too strict on timing; you can skip hours/days for traveling or training needs, but don’t get out of the current season. For plot purposes, this game follows chapters of a kind and the seasons are based on what chapter it is. I will keep info on the next chapter up so you can reference events in posts and make short-term goals.
Chapter 1: Early-mid-summer. The first chosen sought out their legendary partners and some alliances were forged. Important info to come out of this: Hilda is dead; she was killed due to a battle against Ghetsis ten years ago after she was chosen as a hero by Reshiram. N survived the battle, but lost both of his legs below the knees and is currently restricted to a wheelchair. He is also Tao, the one who gave out all the pendants and spoke to the legendary Pokemon. Strangely enough, Zekrom and Reshiram were both turned into Pidoves, black and white ones respectively. Not much is known about Genesect, but Ghetsis owns her and is winning out the struggle to control her.
Chapter Two: mid-summer. This marks the official tenth year anniversary of when Team Plasma came into power. It takes place over a two week period (from when N raised Plasma Castle to when Ghetsis officially became Unova’s ruler) and will be marked by festivals, parades, and enforced celebrations. Events of this chapter include the first attempt to challenge Ghetsis and some conflict between current Chosen.
Current- Chapter Three: Late summer, possibly to early autumn. Stin, Cheren, and Skyla have been captured, and Leo and Xander have been killed. Percy is attempting to get into the Plasma prison facility and others may join him. Several have decided to start training themselves to be better prepared, or to find out more of what's going on.
Next- Chapter Four: Autumn. having noticed the recent increase in divine power, other legendary Pokemon have come to Unova to investigate. They will not be bonding with others, but their reactions to what happens could help or hinder the heroes.
Locations and Travel
I pointed this out in a couple of OoC notes, but just to have them in an easier to find location… the Battle Subway is no longer a battleground. Instead, it’s a regular subway that travels to most towns. Exceptions include Victory Road and Plasma Castle. However, if you have Pokemon with you, you’re likely to get caught without an easy method of escape. It is a faster way if you intend to travel alone and return for your Pokemon.
In putting in Anville and Entralink as important locations, there need to be alternate routes to and from these places. For Anville, there is an old road that is gravel in some places, packed dirt in others. It’s not well maintained, it’s the longest route in Unova, and overgrown areas are common. It goes from a western exit from Mistralton (on the other side of the runway), then northwest through mountainous rocky terrain to Anville. In the middle of this Route 19, there is a side path which heads north to Mount Zircon (Heatran’s location) and the whole area is filled with falling ashes and strong smells from the volcano.
For Entralink, there are similar old roads running to it from Lacunosa, Iccirus, and Nimbasa. They’re a little better maintained, but they’re mostly abandoned. Entralink itself is turning into a ghost town, with abandoned buildings in poor repair. There are still a few residents here, mostly eccentrics and old people who don’t want to leave.
Landorus’ shrine is in the same place as it is in the game; when I first wrote up Divine, I hadn’t been to that spot in Black and I had put it in the wrong area (oops!). Tornadus’ Wind Shine would be on Route 13; if you leave Undella going north, then run along the beach and up a slope to a wooded/grassy area, the path to the shrine will be up there. Thundurus’ Thunder Shrine would be on Route 7 through the woods southeast of it and eventually coming to an opening. The pathways to these three shrines would be in decent shape, as people still travel them to honor the three (or keep the latter two in check).
Addition: White Forest and Black City both exist. Black City would be in the position it holds in the game. On looking at the Pokearth map... White Forest will be southeast of that position, which puts it close to Nacrene too. So it would be possible to go from Black City to Nacrene through White Forest, if anyone were so inclined.
Laws regarding Pokemon ownership
I’ve had a few people ask me to clarify about who can own Pokemon and what the consequences are of being caught with one. Here you go.
1. Members of Team Plasma can own captured Pokemon if they’re above a certain ranking. Plasma enforcers will always have Pokemon with them, although the team quality varies between individuals. They definitely are not restricted to the Purrloin/Patrat/Scrafty/Sandile/etc. selection that the ones in the game are.
2. Certain people outside Plasma can own tamed, but not captured, Pokemon. Researchers like Professor Juniper and Tao can obtain a license to study and keep them around. However, this is quite difficult to maintain due to bureaucracy and scrutiny. For other people, a single tamed Pokemon can be registered as a guard. But again, this requires constant paperwork. Particularly malicious agents can use any flaw to negate the permission.
3. A good number of people keep tame Pokemon around without registering them. They must be very careful with this and it works better if they live outside of towns where the Pokemon can be told to scatter. Most other citizens would help an attempt to cover up the presence of an unregistered Pokemon, as they hope that someone can build up a team to break Plasma’s rule.
4. The members of the underground Pokemon League, in particular the Gym Leaders, Elite 4, and Champion, have managed to evade the law so far and keep their teams with Pokeballs. However, their identities are too well known and they are hunted constantly. They have tried over the years to break up Plasma, but thus far have been unsuccessful. Part of the reason they continue to offer badges and battles is that they have hope of helping someone gain the power to fight Ghetsis’ Pokemon in an even match.
The punishment for being caught with an illegal Pokemon is imprisonment, although no one outside of Plasma is sure where those prisons are. The Pokemon themselves are captured, brought in for examination, then either distributed in the team or released into the wild.
And about the Pokedexes, as noted in robincool’s post here, they can be shifted to show an older registry that is a copy of Hilda’s Pokedex.
NPC forms (added as I think needed)
SU thread, so I don't lose it again...
All right, I know the game is a bit chaotic now due to everyone having different goals, but hopefully this will help things out. Feel free to ask questions and discuss out potential events, or make guesses about the mysteries of Divine. And of course, keep on topic.
Also, I don't mind how short or long posts are in the game. It happens, because sometimes you only need to do one or two things, and other times extra depth is needed. All I'd really like are for posts to at least be proofread for errors. And active posting doesn't hurt.
I do check on inactive players every so often. When I start running checks, I usually ask people who've not posted in two weeks if they're still in. And please inform me if you're dropping out. I'll help anyone get out of any sticky writing blocks if need be (and it's fine if you want to suggest help for someone else).
Here's some things that either people have asked me about already, or I've needed to point out in OoC comments. I'll add more, so that this first post can become a reference.
Timing: I’ll not be too strict on timing; you can skip hours/days for traveling or training needs, but don’t get out of the current season. For plot purposes, this game follows chapters of a kind and the seasons are based on what chapter it is. I will keep info on the next chapter up so you can reference events in posts and make short-term goals.
Chapter 1: Early-mid-summer. The first chosen sought out their legendary partners and some alliances were forged. Important info to come out of this: Hilda is dead; she was killed due to a battle against Ghetsis ten years ago after she was chosen as a hero by Reshiram. N survived the battle, but lost both of his legs below the knees and is currently restricted to a wheelchair. He is also Tao, the one who gave out all the pendants and spoke to the legendary Pokemon. Strangely enough, Zekrom and Reshiram were both turned into Pidoves, black and white ones respectively. Not much is known about Genesect, but Ghetsis owns her and is winning out the struggle to control her.
Chapter Two: mid-summer. This marks the official tenth year anniversary of when Team Plasma came into power. It takes place over a two week period (from when N raised Plasma Castle to when Ghetsis officially became Unova’s ruler) and will be marked by festivals, parades, and enforced celebrations. Events of this chapter include the first attempt to challenge Ghetsis and some conflict between current Chosen.
Current- Chapter Three: Late summer, possibly to early autumn. Stin, Cheren, and Skyla have been captured, and Leo and Xander have been killed. Percy is attempting to get into the Plasma prison facility and others may join him. Several have decided to start training themselves to be better prepared, or to find out more of what's going on.
Next- Chapter Four: Autumn. having noticed the recent increase in divine power, other legendary Pokemon have come to Unova to investigate. They will not be bonding with others, but their reactions to what happens could help or hinder the heroes.
Locations and Travel
I pointed this out in a couple of OoC notes, but just to have them in an easier to find location… the Battle Subway is no longer a battleground. Instead, it’s a regular subway that travels to most towns. Exceptions include Victory Road and Plasma Castle. However, if you have Pokemon with you, you’re likely to get caught without an easy method of escape. It is a faster way if you intend to travel alone and return for your Pokemon.
In putting in Anville and Entralink as important locations, there need to be alternate routes to and from these places. For Anville, there is an old road that is gravel in some places, packed dirt in others. It’s not well maintained, it’s the longest route in Unova, and overgrown areas are common. It goes from a western exit from Mistralton (on the other side of the runway), then northwest through mountainous rocky terrain to Anville. In the middle of this Route 19, there is a side path which heads north to Mount Zircon (Heatran’s location) and the whole area is filled with falling ashes and strong smells from the volcano.
For Entralink, there are similar old roads running to it from Lacunosa, Iccirus, and Nimbasa. They’re a little better maintained, but they’re mostly abandoned. Entralink itself is turning into a ghost town, with abandoned buildings in poor repair. There are still a few residents here, mostly eccentrics and old people who don’t want to leave.
Landorus’ shrine is in the same place as it is in the game; when I first wrote up Divine, I hadn’t been to that spot in Black and I had put it in the wrong area (oops!). Tornadus’ Wind Shine would be on Route 13; if you leave Undella going north, then run along the beach and up a slope to a wooded/grassy area, the path to the shrine will be up there. Thundurus’ Thunder Shrine would be on Route 7 through the woods southeast of it and eventually coming to an opening. The pathways to these three shrines would be in decent shape, as people still travel them to honor the three (or keep the latter two in check).
Addition: White Forest and Black City both exist. Black City would be in the position it holds in the game. On looking at the Pokearth map... White Forest will be southeast of that position, which puts it close to Nacrene too. So it would be possible to go from Black City to Nacrene through White Forest, if anyone were so inclined.
Laws regarding Pokemon ownership
I’ve had a few people ask me to clarify about who can own Pokemon and what the consequences are of being caught with one. Here you go.
1. Members of Team Plasma can own captured Pokemon if they’re above a certain ranking. Plasma enforcers will always have Pokemon with them, although the team quality varies between individuals. They definitely are not restricted to the Purrloin/Patrat/Scrafty/Sandile/etc. selection that the ones in the game are.
2. Certain people outside Plasma can own tamed, but not captured, Pokemon. Researchers like Professor Juniper and Tao can obtain a license to study and keep them around. However, this is quite difficult to maintain due to bureaucracy and scrutiny. For other people, a single tamed Pokemon can be registered as a guard. But again, this requires constant paperwork. Particularly malicious agents can use any flaw to negate the permission.
3. A good number of people keep tame Pokemon around without registering them. They must be very careful with this and it works better if they live outside of towns where the Pokemon can be told to scatter. Most other citizens would help an attempt to cover up the presence of an unregistered Pokemon, as they hope that someone can build up a team to break Plasma’s rule.
4. The members of the underground Pokemon League, in particular the Gym Leaders, Elite 4, and Champion, have managed to evade the law so far and keep their teams with Pokeballs. However, their identities are too well known and they are hunted constantly. They have tried over the years to break up Plasma, but thus far have been unsuccessful. Part of the reason they continue to offer badges and battles is that they have hope of helping someone gain the power to fight Ghetsis’ Pokemon in an even match.
The punishment for being caught with an illegal Pokemon is imprisonment, although no one outside of Plasma is sure where those prisons are. The Pokemon themselves are captured, brought in for examination, then either distributed in the team or released into the wild.
And about the Pokedexes, as noted in robincool’s post here, they can be shifted to show an older registry that is a copy of Hilda’s Pokedex.
NPC forms (added as I think needed)
Name: N Harmonia – Tao
Age: 29
Link: formerly to Zekrom, currently none
Personality: Tao is an intelligent person, but something of a recluse. He loves philosophical and scientific subjects, but all too often speaks too quickly or uses a high language level that most people can’t relate to. In social situations with more than three people, he has anxiety problems and will often hang on the edge, listening. He does fine with a small group. Tao really doesn’t like drawing attention to himself.
On the other hand, he’s comfortable around Pokémon and many times relates to them better than people. He’s become an expert on Pokémon psychology simply through interacting with them. While he argued for the separation of Pokémon and humans when he was N, Tao would much rather keep to one society now. Although he’s not entirely satisfied with the old system either, it's at least better than what Ghetsis has done.
He may be scientifically minded, but Tao does have a strong emotional side. He’s passionate about anything he puts his mind to, is deeply caring, and has strong empathy for others. But this passion and empathy has also led to a powerful guilt about what’s happened because of his actions. He has a rather low opinion of himself, yet is determined to do what he can to help the new chosen ones make things right.
History: Good luck getting that out of him.
Note: ‘Tao’ can refer to two things. It can refer to N here, or it can refer to the group that is handling and advising the new chosen heroes. That would be N/Tao, Reshiram, and Zekrom.
Age: 29
Link: formerly to Zekrom, currently none
Personality: Tao is an intelligent person, but something of a recluse. He loves philosophical and scientific subjects, but all too often speaks too quickly or uses a high language level that most people can’t relate to. In social situations with more than three people, he has anxiety problems and will often hang on the edge, listening. He does fine with a small group. Tao really doesn’t like drawing attention to himself.
On the other hand, he’s comfortable around Pokémon and many times relates to them better than people. He’s become an expert on Pokémon psychology simply through interacting with them. While he argued for the separation of Pokémon and humans when he was N, Tao would much rather keep to one society now. Although he’s not entirely satisfied with the old system either, it's at least better than what Ghetsis has done.
He may be scientifically minded, but Tao does have a strong emotional side. He’s passionate about anything he puts his mind to, is deeply caring, and has strong empathy for others. But this passion and empathy has also led to a powerful guilt about what’s happened because of his actions. He has a rather low opinion of himself, yet is determined to do what he can to help the new chosen ones make things right.
History: Good luck getting that out of him.
Note: ‘Tao’ can refer to two things. It can refer to N here, or it can refer to the group that is handling and advising the new chosen heroes. That would be N/Tao, Reshiram, and Zekrom.
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