Musical Mayhem
~Simple and Clean~
~Lab Rats~
There've been a lot of Pokemorph RPGs cropping up lately and I thought I'd take my own creative twist to them...
~Background and Plot~
At the beginning of time, two worlds were created. One is the world we call home, the world of humans, large cities, and animals. The other is the world known as the Pokemon World. There live both humans and Pokemon. The two worlds have existed aside each other for millennia, neither aware of the other. Rumor has it that there is a portal between the worlds, buried deep down and so filled protected with spells and enchantments that no one dare approach it. It is rumored that these enchantments were laid by special Guardians of the worlds, appointed by Mew herself.
But of course, it was only a matter of time before someone became aware. A scientist by the name of Dr. Murphy walked into work one morning to find a big rack of test tubes in his office. The only thing that accompanied these mysterious vials was a note. Treat these with care. Inject them into whatever you please. Much love, Xander
Dr. Murphy had no idea who Xander was, but he took some of the vials, each numbered with a number, and took them to his lab rats. He injected each with a random number, wondering what would happen. Over the days, something mysterious began to afflict the rats. They began to change colors. Their fur became strange colors, their eyes changed colors, their ears and tails changed shape. Some grew scales, some grew wings. Dr. Murphy knew that he’d discovered something amazing. He planned to use these vials for his own uses, perhaps even inject himself with one of the vials. After all, there were nearly four hundred of them, simply waiting for him.
However, Dr. Murphy didn’t realize that these vials would do something else to the rats: make them intelligent. The rats soon became self aware, and rather unhappy that they were living in cages. They’d figured one thing out: they were no longer merely animal. They were sort of kind of Pokemon. They gained the ability to speak Pokemon, a language unknown to animal or human. And soon, they figured out how to unlatch the cages and escape. The rats, however, failed to account for security cameras. Murphy saw them escape and he knew he had to get them back before the media got a-hold of them... or worse, the cops.
Things began to escalate quickly. The rats were on the run, having figured out that something was after them. And indeed it was. Dr. Murphy had injected new creatures with his DNA cocktail. These creatures ranged from dogs to cats, any creature that Murphy thought could track down the rats. And now the rats are on the run, not only from the creatures that they’ve come to call “The Others” but also from a mysterious force... The Guardians. Some suspect that it was one of the Guardians that gave Murphy the DNA to begin with...
~Less Complicated Sounding Plot~
So basically, you’re a rat (or other small rodent). You’ve been living an oblivious rat life testing out random beauty products or medicines and obviously none of those things killed you. One day, this crazy scientist guy comes by and sticks a needle of Pokemon DNA into you. The next day, you wake up smart. Like, self-aware, with emotions and needs beyond eat, sleep, pee. And you and the other rats decided you didn’t like the cages, but you left. Now you’re living on the streets running from crazy dogs and cats who are trying to eat you and/or return you to the evil Dr. Murphy who will probably kill you or use you to take over the world or something, you’re not really sure. Oh and you can’t quite shake the feeling that someone or something is watching you... and it’s not one of The Others.
~Terminology~
Real World: The world we call our own. Earth. The land of animals, humans, cities, everything that we hold near and dear. No one here has heard of Pokemon. A mysterious power emanates from the one of the Appalachian Mountains in America, and lately that power has been growing... perhaps this is where the portal is located...
PokeEarth: The world inhabited by Pokemon. It exists alongside the world we call our own, connected by only a portal. These worlds have never made contact before. Their world was supposedly created by powerful Pokemon called Arceus and Mew.
Portals: The portals are small rips in space that allow access from the Real World to PokeEarth. Very few, if any, people have ever gone between the worlds before and doing so can cause extreme altercations to the body of anything that doesn’t exist in the other world. I.e. if a Meowth came through the portal, it would most likely turn into a house cat.
Guardians: These creatures protect the portals and try to keep the peace and balance between the worlds. They were once humans, but when they died, their souls were transformed into these by Mew herself. They are creatures that mostly resemble humans, however, they have animal or Pokemon ears and tails. When in the Real World, they have animal appendages, and when in the Pokemon world, they have Pokemon appendages. They have strong magical abilities, usually tied to the elements. They also have the ability to carry anything unchanged through the portals. They could bring a Meowth into the Real World, and it would still be a Meowth. This is why it is expected that the DNA was brought over by one of them.
The Guardian’s goal is to capture the both the Originals and the Others and attempt to revert their DNA either back to its original state or completely into a Pokemon. If this cannot be achieved, they will destroy them. While chasing the Originals and the Others, the Guardians have taken on a (mostly) human form, in which their extra appendages are hidden.
The Others: Any kind of changed creature aside from the original escapees. They are usually cats or dogs, and they are highly intelligent. They work for Dr. Murphy, trying to hunt down the rats. However these animals definitely have their own motives as well, and there have been deserters.
The Originals: The original experiment performed by Murphy. Each one was injected with a random number from his DNA packet. These are all small rodents, such as rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters, even a few rabbits. They escaped from the facility where they were being held and are now on the run from The Others.
The DNA: This isn’t really a term, but it still needs to be described. In these little test tubes was the DNA of several Pokemon, each appropriately labeled with its Pokedex number. Some of the numbers were missing (i.e. no legendaries). The effects of the DNA are varied based on species. The closer the Pokemon was to the animal species, the more you change. So say you’re a rat, and you’ve been injected with Rattata DNA. The rat would be almost an exact copy of a Rattata, since they are so similar. But if you’re say a cat and you’ve been injected with Gyrados DNA, the changes would be much less. Generally, the animal in question has picked up both the fur and eye color of the Pokemon in question. Any extra limbs such as wings will probably appear and the animal may grow slightly larger or smaller depending on the DNA it was injected with.
So, I think I’ve covered everything. Feel free to ask any questions, and I shall answer them.
~Rules~
1. All forum rules apply (naturally).
2. Respect both myself and the other players. I don’t want to see any insults or whatnot.
3. You may play as one of the Originals or one of the Others. I will accept a few Guardians, but your sign-up must be verrrry impressive. (I will definitely PM these people rather often, as they will be crucial to the plot).
4. You will be allowed more than one character (even though I'd prefer you only have one or two), but I’m setting the limit at three. And only one of these can be a Guardian.
5. No legendary DNA please. It would have been very hard for even a Guardian to get a hold of DNA like that. Fifth gen Pokemon, however, are acceptable.
6. This darling game will be rated PG-13, so please keep anything inappropriate like “heated romance” or super nasty gore out of it.
7. Have fun!
~Sign-Ups~
Originals:
Name: You probably came up with this name yourself, so it shouldn’t be something like “Abby”.
Gender: Male. Female.
Species: Rodents only... include the Pokemon DNA you were injected with here as well.
Age: The rodents probably don’t know their age, since they only became self-aware a few weeks ago. So if you could give how old they think of themselves as (in human years) that would be most helpful.
Appearance: These are not normal animals. Go crazy though, seriously I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with. (at least 2 paragraphs)
Personality: Just a few weeks ago, you were an animal, but now you have more of the mindset of a human or a Pokemon. However I’m sure some little quirks will remain from your animal side. (at least 2 paragraphs)
History: Include anything that has happened to you since you’ve become changed.
Abilities: Since you’ve been injected with Pokemon DNA, you’ve gained some traits of the Pokemon. These probably won’t be “moves” per say, but something more along the lines of limited manipulation of fire, or a little touch of telepathy for some psychic Pokemon types. (Limit of two)
Other: Anything else I need to know?
Others:
Name: You probably came up with this name yourself, so it shouldn’t be something like “Abby”.
Gender: Male. Female.
Species: Any animal, but something like a dog or a cat is preferred... include the Pokemon DNA you were injected with here as well.
Age: The animals probably don’t know their age, since they only became self-aware a few weeks ago. So if you could give how old they think of themselves as (in human years) that would be most helpful.
Appearance: These are not normal animals. Go crazy though, seriously I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with. (At least 2 paragraphs)
Personality: Just a few weeks ago, you were an animal, but now you have more of the mindset of a human or a Pokemon. However I’m sure some little quirks will remain from your animal side. (at least two paragraphs)
History: Include anything that has happened to you since you’ve become changed.
Abilities: Since you’ve been injected with Pokemon DNA, you’ve gained some traits of the Pokemon. These probably won’t be “moves” per say, but something more along the lines of limited manipulation of fire, or a little touch of telepathy for some psychic Pokemon types. (limit of two)
Other: Anything else I need to know?
Guardians:
Name: Anything goes.
Gender: Male. Female.
Species: What kind of Pokemon/animal parts do you have?
Age: Anywhere from the age of twenty to the beginning of time. Guardians are old.
Appearance: You should look mostly human, but have ears and a tail. If you’re a bird, you’ll probably have wings too.
Personality: Just gimme at least two paragraphs please.
History: Two paragraphs please.
Abilities: Guardians can pack some major mojo behind them. They probably have a strong elemental affinity to whatever their Pokemon type is (if they’re Psychic type they’ll have some major brain powers too). Limit of three.
Other: Anything else I need to know?
My sign-ups: (will be up soon if this catches interest).
~Accepted players~
Accepted:
Aslynn♥Pokemon (Blaze, Rabbit/Vulpix)
Pending:
MurgoUrth (Riticio, Rodent/Oshawott)
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