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MasterJayAM Since: Mar, 2011
#35126: Nov 15th 2023 at 6:27:48 PM

And Now, Brick Jokes

Name: Timoteo Cabrera Patterson

Region of Origin: Levincia, Paldea (originally), mostly based in Mesagoza today

Nicknames: Tim, Timmy, Timcab

Alias: Night Mankey

Age: Mid-20s

Appearance: A guy about Tommy's height and build, but with longer, much darker, and more unkempt hair and a more slacker-ish fashion sense, elongated face and a somewhat pointed chin, has a "hyper jokester" default expression on his face. Kinda looks a bit like a douchey male version of Flash Grant. As Night Mankey, he wears a form-fitting black, dark green, and gray long-sleeved padded suit, pants, and boots with markings that resembles the general pattern of an annihilape's pelt. A hockey mask with its built-in night-vision goggles that glow completes the effect.

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: White-passing Latine (Part Mestizo Holonas, Part Peninsular Paldean, Part White Galarian)

Occupation: Train museum staff, former C-list Internet celebrity, eSports guy and Let's Player,

Affiliation: Mesagoza Miniatures Museum

Bio:

Timmy is by all accounts your average zillenial stereotype, a 26-year-old slacker who works at a not very well-paying job at a museum making and maintaining miniature displays. Before that, however, he was a Let's Player and member of a competitive eSports group, where he developed a habit of popping in and out all at the most inconvenient times (whenever he does play, he ended up more or less carrying the team).

He mostly dropped off the radar after one infamous incident between his old teammates and the drama that followed and since reappeared as the assistant of the vice curator of the Mesagoza Miniatures Museum. It's a job that lets him drop in and out when he's needed, and it seems to work for him. His family (including his favorite cousin Flash) do think it's a more respectable hobby than the admittedly very toxic professional Capumon circuit.

In truth, he had since college been living a double life as a nonpowered crime-fighting vigilante Night Mankey. He's been operating in some form since at least 2014 in some capacity, right around the time he started earning cash as a gamer. He started with stopping pickpockets and taking out local Pokémon smugglers in Levincia and then ended up taking Team Flare sympathizers elsewhere in [Europe] and interfering with Team Mobiüs activities in Paldea. His choice of work—Let's Plays and eSports—for a time served him well, but as the eSports scene became more demanding and the algos changed, he found himself unable to support his activities through gaming and decided to do a cringeworthy exit. At one point, however, he found himself so desperate for money that he came to an agreement with a studio to have a fictional version of him make a cameo in a movie. He was not pleased with the result.

Personality:

Timmy puts on the appearance of an abrasive and snarky jokester with no filter, though people who knew him from his eSports days noted that he was less annoying and generally more thoughtful of friends than his other peers. He may socialize knives out but he means well, or so his cousin Flash would like people to believe. While he used to have a reputation for being confrontational, his time with his new mentor Joven seems to have mellowed him out somewhat.

Unlike a certain someone whose story beats make his journey to heroism easy to follow, Tim's is a bit more enigmatic. His parents are alive and are doing well, he has no powers, and his money problems in the past mean he can't usually afford wonderful toys associated with those other broody dark hero types. What is clear is that he does have the heart of a real hero buried deep down in his obnoxious former [YouTuber] shell. Now if only he was more willing to share the spotlight.

He recently learned that his cousin was marrying his boss' cousin.

     Tim's Pokémon 

Species: Annihilape [starter]

Nickname: Bruno

Alias: Grudgefyst, "the Main Mon"

Gender: 100% Muh-Male

Ability: Vital Spirit

Personality/Bio: Night Mankey's first hero partner (he refuses the term "sidekick"), he name checks all the earmarks of a '90s Anti-Hero or parody thereof: a bad attitude, a foul mouth, and a penchant for incredible violence that's just narrowly kept in check by the superhero he works with. He also has a certain charisma that makes these actions seem almost parodic and comical, though at times it can be very hard to tell.

Like his trainer, deep down he's a big softie with a heart of gold. He switches the tones of his grunts slightly when interacting with innocent civilians to sound more like he's doing a bit, and plays up his "savage" nature to the bad guys he encounters.


Species: Rillaboom

Nickname: Neil

Alias: Vybrashun

Gender: Male

Ability: Overgrow

Personality/Bio:

Elegant and sophisticated, Neil originally worked as part of a Pokémon encounter program at the Mesagoza Zoo, he eventually retired and was allowed to live out his life as a trained Pokémon. He fancies himself as a gentleman and carries himself with the gravitas of a classically trained musician (because, surprise, he was; the Mesagoza Zoo insisted on introducing Classical Music to the grookeys as enrichment).

In his civilian form, he wears corrective lenses, but figures he doesn't need much in the way of vision when fighting crime. This isn't to say he fights in a clumsy manner; he uses his knowledge of rhythm to evade enemy strikes and strike back at foes more times than expected. He combines a touch of finesse with a load of power and usually prefers using a bad guy's momentum against them before striking.


Species: Palafin

Nickname: Thea

Alias: Ariadne

Gender: Female

Ability: Zero to Hero

Personality/Bio:

Rescued by Tim's oceanographer parents after she was orphaned, Thea was raised with a pod of research Finizens who were taught to navigate mazes and solve puzzles. She bonded with Tim and, when she finally evolved, coaxed him to take her on as another partner. Her upbringing and education made her quite intelligent, even for her species (Tim fully admits that she is smarter than him). She uses it to good effect when she transforms into her hero form. She is the strongest member of the team and also the only girl.

Besides her superhero identity, she also has a second secret identity as a super-reclusive eSports athlete who was, in fact, one of Tim's old teammates, but in secret. She still gives him tips on winning battles, even though her strategies are, at best, Boring, but Practical.


Species: Greavard (Fidough in life)

Nickname: Worf

Alias: None yet; one proposed superhero name for later use is Petardo

Gender: Male

Ability: Fluffy

Personality/Bio:

Once upon a time, Timmy adopted a Fidough pup that was really ill. Said pup perished over the course of a few days despite his best efforts, and it left a huge mark on him as the one life The Night Mankey couldn't save. But the bond he and the puppy had was strong enough that the latter came back as a Greavard.

Because Worf died so young, he still has some of the behaviors of a very young puppy and isn't officially part of the super team yet. However, anyone who understands monese would notice that he speaks with a very unchildlike register not unlike a proud warrior race guy from another world (that other world being "the afterlife"). Think of his namesake from [Star Trek]. Having experienced mortality once also made him pensive and brooding sometimes, though he easily snaps out of it.

He occasionally gets out of his ball from time to time. The fact that his passive ability can be used to stop bad guys gave Tim the idea for his future superhero name.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 28th 2023 at 8:56:38 PM

MasterJayAM Since: Mar, 2011
#35127: Dec 8th 2023 at 3:41:49 PM

So A Few Things About Herba Mystica

In-game (thanks, Bulbapedia), Titans tend to guard clumps of Herba Mystica and you have to fight them off. Giant Enemy Crab being Malacostra's theme, I've considered giving her a truly titanic Klawf that's basically a Stony Cliff Titan, with the added reference that she feeds her Herba Mystica to maintain her size and retain a competitive edge (and quite possibly profit off the illicit trade in Herba Mystica). I'd like to clarify a few things about the titans and the product they guard:

- For starters, is there just one of each titan or does it realistically have several titans guarding patches of the stuff?

- How available is Herba Mystica and is it something that can come into the interests of unscrupulous orgs like the Hunter's Guild?

Now, in-game HM isn't illegal, just a pain in the ass to collect from what I've read, and this means it probably shares the same niche super-expensive things like Saffron would in the real world. Doubly so if it's regulated against overharvesting that would put it squarely in Hunter's Guild interest. If that's the case, I can definitely see Mal trying to corner the market of smuggling the really good stuff while securing her own supply to keep her Klawf enormous.

I'd like to clarify whether Mal's Klawf could literally be a titan or just one that grows to titan size because she gets HM from somewhere, and if it makes sense for her to collect it in a way that fits the kind of business a supervillain profits off (smuggling and poaching, that sort of thing). This kind of becomes a springboard for future plots as well.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 10th 2023 at 4:24:10 AM

CorvusAtrox from the Dueling Arena Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#35128: Jan 2nd 2024 at 11:24:35 AM

So with my Titan stuff I was personally leaning closer for our purposes to "it's a single Pokemon but it's sort of a power vacuum that quickly gets filled by another Pokemon taking on the Titan role" but if we want to go with multiples that would be fine with me. I'm definitely good with a Pokemon having enough supply to grow large on Herba Mystica.

Trafficingwise I have no problems.

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Asterisk395 No voice to cry suffering from Hallownest Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
No voice to cry suffering
#35129: Jan 2nd 2024 at 12:19:43 PM

Oh I do love this idea

Especially seconding the power vacuum model! ^_^

Teal Mask indicates it doesn't take *long* for a diet of Herba Mystica to confer Titan status, nor does it take especially much to lose it - a single meal and a single defeat alike are sufficient in each case.

Being able to catch the former Titan on returning to the battle also lends credence to the theory - weakened, it makes sense for a rival to push in and claim the supply.

It'd make sense for a more consistent diet to make the effect more persistent ... and in collection specialness reasoning, it'd be funny if Malacostra's Klawf is a 'collectible' for being a Titan for other reasons, with Herba Mystica rendering it *truly* gigantic - and the seemingly endless applications for the stuff certainly make it seem like potentially a hot illicit commodity.

Paldea's general reverence for the Treasure Hunt would make the Herba Mystica spots make sense as protected locales, too - those poor Rangers in charge of watching those spots

I approve ^_^

No mind to think. No will to break.
Routeferret Since: Dec, 2016 Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
#35130: Jan 22nd 2024 at 2:36:09 AM

hey everyone! a little over 3 years ago, i announced I was gonna go on hiatus from waapt. partially because i was taking a break from tvt as a whole, but also because i kinda just ran out of steam; the creative well had ran dry, i didn't know what to post, i felt insecure as a writer and ultimately, committing to the rp became a chore.

in those 3 years i’ve spent away, though, i've constantly been trying to mature and improve as a writer. and now - armed with ideas i want to put to paper (er, forum), motivation, and an actual idea of what i’m doing - i think i'm ready to rejoin!

...HOWEVER, before i jump back in for real, there's some stuff i feel’s worth addressing;


THE OLD

when i was still active, i made a lot of pcs; admittedly i had no clue what to do with most of them then and, to be perfectly honest, i still don't know now, so i think it its for the best that i put most of my current ones to the side for now and mostly start over.

lance, florida, max, and radio’ll probably return a bit sooner - i have stuff i wanna do with them! especially the latter 3, who i ended up underusing by a ton (which is an understatement in max’s case; he hasn’t appeared in the rp at ALL) - and, probably more majorly, i’m trying to retool and workshop milagros’ character. he’ll return at some point for sure, though i don’t know when exactly.

speaking of…


THE NEW

i've mulled it over for a bit and decided that i want to retool milagros as a secondary pc in favour of a new primary pc. i just want my main character to be someone more personal to me... so i basically made a self-insert to take his place. behold!

introducing;

  • Name: Bryar Seyres
  • Age: 19
  • Gender: Demiboy (he/they pronouns)
  • Ethnicity: White, Kalos-Galarian
  • Appearance: Fair skin, curly/messy black hair, two tiny moles to the side of left eye, chubby build, around average height. Regular outfit consists of a red, slightly oversized sweater, black dress pants, black dress shoes, and occasionally a thick grey-and-red fleece. May or may not update with a pic if I get round to making it.
  • Organization ties: N/A
  • Region of Origin: Galar (Hulbury)
  • Backstory:
    • Bryar was born as the middle child to a Kalosian painter and Galarian fashion designer; he spent much of his earlier life travelling between and living in both of his parents’ home-regions, picking up bits and pieces about the two’s cultures and customs.
    • Inspired by his father, his original life-plan was to go into visual art, which he still dabbles in from time to time. However, growing up with a Cool Uncle™ who happened to be the frontman for a locally-beloved Coumarine City band left Bryar infatuated with music, eventually leading him to start making his own. Since 2022 or so, he’s been travelling between each of the regions in search of further inspiration, and hopes to make it big as an artist one day.
  • Character theme: Teenage Fanclub - “Is This Music?”

his team

  • Species: Bronzong
    • Nickname: Autosleeper
    • Gender: N/A
    • Ability: Heavy Metal
    • Personality/Bio: A blunt, occasionally insensitive, but loyal Bronzong and expert strategist; Autosleeper was first found wiped out in the long grass as a frail Bronzor. With his family's help, Bryar brought them home and nursed them back to health, and the two have been inseparable ever since.
    • Character theme: Primal Scream - “Get Duffy”
  • Species: Swablu
    • Nickname: Rutti
    • Gender: Female
    • Ability: Natural Cure
    • Personality/Bio: A hyperactive, fast-moving, and very affectionate Swablu with a bit of an impulsivity problem, who kinda just flew into Bryar one day and never left him alone. She's often found carrying a tape recorder in her mouth, which she uses to capture field recordings.
    • Character theme: Supergrass - “I'd Like To Know”

later developments

more pcs are in planning - i have about 7 on the backburner as we speak - but they’ll be introduced and announced more gradually. i wanna get a feel for writing each of them and make sure each character is very well-defined before i go onto the next one. which, i probably should’ve been doing that from the beginning, but hey-ho, live and learn.


...and that's about it for now! currently reading up on what i’ve missed and hoping to make my inrp return in the coming days. see y’all soon!

Edited by Routeferret on Jan 22nd 2024 at 10:35:50 AM

CrobatOfTheStars Veronika from Splatsville (Troper in training) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Veronika
#35131: Jan 22nd 2024 at 6:09:17 PM

Uh, hey everyone! ^^ I’m Crobat Of The Stars, and I’ve been interested in this rp for a while! I made a character sheet a few weeks ago, and I was wondering if there’s anyone who would be willing to write with me in the main RP?

Thanks in advance, and have a great day/afternoon/night! :3

you will seeeeee, that all the people are wonderful~
ThanosBoi A Marvel nerd who likes to just live his life. Since: Feb, 2022
A Marvel nerd who likes to just live his life.
#35132: Jan 25th 2024 at 6:34:46 PM

A Proposal

So, I've been wanting to bring this idea to the RP for some time. Ever since I joined, I knew I'd definitely want Tony and his mons to be dragged into something a bit more bold and interesting. And I think this new idea for an arc that I have here would pretty much do the trick there, as well as to also allow other players to get in on the fun.

What do I have in mind you may ask? Well, to answer your question, let me ask you this:

Have you ever wanted to be involved in discovering and dealing with the actions and repercussions of a government's experiment program, with everything also having a cool 80's aesthetic? Well now you can!

With...

The Stranger Things Arc!

That's right! Over the past few weeks, I've taken the time to incorporate the first season of the hit Netflix show into a Pokemon-like setting, so it could henceforth be better incorporated into WAAPT as a whole. What I have planned out for it so far can seen on this doc right here. So feel free to take a look at it and see what's in store there!

Now, I will say that everything you see in there is not 100% set in stone. I'm open to talk about this more on Discord or here to see what I should change, if anything else could be added, or when I could be able to have this storyline play out in general. I'm essentially just putting it here just so this idea can be out here in the open so it can be discussed if this would be a good idea or not.

Anyways, that's all for now. If anyone has any questions about the Arc, or wants me to elaborate more about it in general, you can ask me on here or in the Discord server whenever you get the chance!

Fun isn't something one considers when I watch or read stuff with people with costumes and capes, but that does bring a smile to my face.
CrobatOfTheStars Veronika from Splatsville (Troper in training) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Veronika
#35133: Jan 26th 2024 at 3:05:05 PM

I just read through the doc, and this sounds awesome! ^^ I don’t have any questions right now (though if I end up with any, I’ll let you know), but I’d definitely like to be a part of this arc, if you’d be willing to have me!

you will seeeeee, that all the people are wonderful~
Daydre That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth from the trash Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth
#35134: Feb 1st 2024 at 10:02:41 AM

The Giant Space Flea From Nowhere (Yes, Another One)

I had an idea for an arc pop into my head last night, so I'm recording it here for posterity.

The Cult

A multiversal cult is collecting Zygarde cells for unknown purposes, calling themselves "The Cult of the Infinite Wyrm". They have "recycled" Mobius tech, it seems, and they're certainly putting it to use. Recently, they've been sighted around the various parts of the multiverse searching more openly. Normally they operate quite a bit more quietly, preferring to keep their operations clandestine. It seems like they're preparing for something big, but nobody is quite sure what.

Okay, So What Should We Do About It?

Put a stop to it, of course!... Or join it, but I doubt many J-Teamers would want that. You're free to do that, of course... But I'll leave that explanation for later. This arc will mostly feature fights against COTIW members, discovering what exactly they're after, and preventing them from... Well, doing that. My initial plans are quite large in scale, multiversal even, but I've thought of ways to scale it down if that ever becomes a problem. We'll mostly be focusing on the OU, because, well, that's where most of the rp takes place— but it is possible for stuff to take place in other universes if people so choose. I'm designing this arc so while it has tangible effects on plot, people can opt in or out as they please. The Cult being secretive and the nature of the reveal of their plans make it so that it's a better idea to keep it from people who don't know, so if you don't want your character involved you can simply tell people OOC to not have their characters inform yours.

So You Want To Join A Cult

So! You want to make a Cult member. More power to you! I encourage this. Please please make a Cult member actually I want to see what people come up with. There's a couple guidelines I would want you to follow, but other than that go nuts! (And if this is approved I will likely make a specific document for people to read so as not to spoil what exactly the Cult wants.)

.... Also this is my formal way of asking if I'm allowed to do this, whoops. I will of course defer to other rp members if it's too setting-breaking, but I figured I'd post about it at least before getting too excited.

EDIT:
On further advice I have consolidated the extra info I think people should know with this post in a Google Doc, which you can find here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QodAoOu60K-WbubVRhkLFQ8Ue2MQURDbxeBZ1W7sjQ0/edit?usp=sharing

Edited by Daydre on Feb 1st 2024 at 1:58:35 PM

off the shits
Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#35135: Feb 3rd 2024 at 1:55:31 PM

Given specific characters of mine that that would make a LOT of sense to be involved I am very up for this faction/arc being a Thing

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DubhKafkaesque 1000-THR Earthmover from Scotland Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: Plastic Love
#35136: Feb 3rd 2024 at 6:49:52 PM

...well, isn't THIS awkward?

Let me cut to the most important part right away. I'm the user formerly known as Uilleam. I don't really like being called that any more, and I don't imagine seeing that name exactly makes veterans of this game happy, either. I would completely understand if, the moment you saw me confess my identity, you stopped there, called in the TVT mods to delete the unwarranted ramblings of the biggest persona non grata in WAAPT and tried not to think about me ever again - especially when the last most of you saw of me was an utterly pathetic, snivelling attempt to save my hide that couldn't BE more blatantly devoid of remorse.

But that's a risk I'm willing to take. See, a completely accidental reminder of the past spawned a gnawing urge to get some kind of closure, maybe give anyone I left with open wounds a little closure as well. I'm not writing a multi-paragraph screed because I feel owed anything from you. I'm not grovelling for forgiveness or begging for another chance - I used up more chances than anyone deserves long ago. I'm writing this because, at this point, I don't think I'd be able to live with myself if I didn't. The me of six-plus years ago was such an utterly vile rage-fuelled hellion that I'd get it completely if some of you - most of you, even - saw me as totally irredeemable, but I can no longer go through life letting you think I still hate you right back. You don't need to forgive me, but I need to let you know that, to the extent you did anything that has to be forgiven, I forgive you. All of you. To get this weight off my back, if nothing else.

I don't even know if this qualifies as an apology. It's not really supposed to be, despite everything - the simple fact of the matter is, I left you in so much pain and fear for so long that no apology could possibly make up for it. I barely even remember WHY I was so perpetually aggrieved and on edge any more, and it's hard to really care about that knowing no reasoning could ever be a valid excuse, let alone a proper justification. I'm not even directly acknowledging any specific incidents, you'll notice, and that's because that whole period of my life now blurs together into a horrible mishmash of misery, both self-inflicted and forced upon anyone unfortunate enough to be anywhere near me, from which I can barely pick out details. I suppose, if there's any specific incident you would want an apology for, consider it apologised for. It doesn't matter what I might have to say about the specifics, there is NO EXCUSE for the frothing bile I spewed at the time in response to them. (cw) Nothing's an excuse for seething reactionary bigotry of every imaginable type. Nothing's an excuse for suicide threats. Nothing's an excuse for whatever other horrible things I said just to make you hurt as much as I did. Nothing is harder than having to accept that your old mistakes were so awful that, no matter what you did, you couldn't ever make up for them. Trying to let you know I don't hate you anymore... it's as good as I'll get.

Six-odd years and several realisations and further upheavals later, "Uilleam" the violently insecure "cishet male" who wildly lashed out at the only friends he had every other day feels like he was a different person. I kind of wish Uilleam was a different person, but I have to live with my mistakes and regrets, same as anyone. My preferred name these days is Kafkaesque, I've come to terms with things I was deep in denial about for various warped reasons (I prefer "they/them" pronouns, for the record), I've calmed down considerably, and now the only thing I feel really strongly is guilt and shame. It was hardly an immediate transformation, I've made plenty more terrible mistakes and burned numerous bridges since - and it's hard to shake the feeling this is all the kind of thing you can never "get better" from. But all you can do is keep going, right?

If you've bothered to read this far, unironically, thank you for even giving me that much. It's more than I deserve. I guess I'm available if there's anything you desperately want me to answer, assuming you're willing to talk to me. For now, I don't really have anything else I could say, so... see you 'round, I guess. Do as thou wilt with what thou wilt.

Silence can't say he didn't warn me.

be nice to benjamin it's not his fault he got beat up by a microbe
CorvusAtrox from the Dueling Arena Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#35137: Feb 5th 2024 at 10:07:57 AM

First of all Kafka, we're glad to hear that you've been figuring yourself out and improving from the person we knew back then.

However, as it appears you'd be well aware of and understand from your previous post, those who were most directly affected by your past actions, while glad you've changed, still do not feel comfortable having you rejoin the community because of the past you've alluded to, and so your ban will still remain in place for the foreseeable future

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#35138: Feb 16th 2024 at 1:56:30 PM

okay so in some ~synergy~ with my fic projects I am developing a character who is around the same age as, potentially a bit older than, Steven, and was Hoenn Champion before him, and I know there is precedent for this kinda thing and I've even done it before but I just wanna double check to make sure it's OK and if not I can adjust things

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Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#35139: Mar 22nd 2024 at 5:35:31 PM

Hey wanted to ask: is it OK if I have an upcoming character (separate from the one above) be a Shiny hunter? I've been really getting into Shiny hunting in the actual Pokemon games and wanted one of my upcoming characters to reflect that but I know we discourage newbies from habving too many Shinies on a given Trainer team atonce and I myself normally stick to one at most per team so I just wanted to make sure it would be OK

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#35140: Mar 22nd 2024 at 5:40:29 PM

We got rid of the "discourage" part, you're fine.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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MasterJayAM Since: Mar, 2011
#35142: Mar 30th 2024 at 6:09:41 PM

Hey Fellas, Long time no DPost

AFD is coming up and I'm considering creating yet another Spiderverse shoutout for it, especially since the real deal is gonna be delayed. I don't have a lot of time to prepare as I'm writing by the seat of my pants, but I do have a germ of a gag that's kind of drop in drop out that Pent and I are developing. It goes a little something like this:

The Psi-Stone that I've been using in past April Fool's scenarios is being sent to the mail for Tommy Petersen and Priscilla Kwan to pick up and contain since it is anomalous and dangerous at this time of year. To avoid suspicion, it was sent via the mail service in two parts. The container meant to limit and contain the power was sent in advance and arrived on time, while due to an altercation at sea involving terrorists being fought by the Aurabolts, the second shipment was sadly delayed until it reached the last week of March. Which meant the School caught wind of it anyway and is sending a dispatch team to retrieve it.

Aside note: Said sender is RP!Ian, making a cameo under my control in the interim. I have asked Ian's permission for this since the stone is a common element we use.

In the Interim, the Knight siblings have called on a scientist and employed Dexter the Rotom from the future to dispense details on how to power their time portal device, which they use to tear through the time stream. They hear of the Spiral stone and try to find it in the 21st Century, but catch a whiff of the Psi Stone as well. Since their machine only needs to be charged for a specific number of hours before it becomes self-sustaining, they only need the stone for that long before they can keep their machine running indefinitely.

Naturally, the School tries to take it from them, leading to an altercation that starts ripping holes into the fabric of time and space. And that's where the Spinarak Society comes in.

Say What!!!!?

Basically, the Spinarak Society is an association of people who turned into spider-themed superheroes that aesthetically resemble a certain super from a Miracle Comics publication, usually with some sort of power, which may or may not be because a Spinarak named Tobi bit them. Since at least the Möbius incident, they've been operating using salvaged and self-developed stable multiversal tech and act as a sort of community for arachnid-themed superheroes across the WAAPT Pokéverse. Think of them as a parallel good equivalent to the IDPD in some respects; They actively try to stop timeline anomalies of the destructive kind if they're not taking care of street-level organized crime at home.

Basically, anyone is free to pad out the team from the Society to aid PEFE in recovering the Psi-Stone and putting it once again in containment. Create an Arachnidmon-themed Superhero version of any existing character you have, fill out their backstory, and give them at least one Spider-Mon, though despite the name it doesn't need to be a Spinarak. (That Spider-Mon can very well be a version of Tobi himself —his only major character requirements are that he's colored like a shiny ariados, is more powerful than a baseline spinarak, and that he's self-sacrificing and heroic — but this is not required). Everything else is up to you, but do try to keep the general Spidersona aesthetic while grounding it in Pokémon. Bonus points if you base them on a canonical version of a Marvel Spider-Hero or direct parodies/homages thereof, but this is, again entirely optional.

The stuff to fill in:

  • Their superhero name

  • Their civilian identity and equivalent in the mainline WAAPTverse

  • Powerset (if any, also specify if it comes from a Tobi bite, cybernetics, in-born psychic abilities, Charles Atlas-style abilities, genetic tampering, etc.)

  • A little backstory and their teammates

So if they're the Spider-Person of that reality, what of Tommy?

Well, he could have had an altogether different life trajectory and he just lived his life doing something else, retired or passed the mantle, got themed into a different superhero, or whatever. You can even just not mention him at all. If you have other ideas that you want to try out, though, run it by me and see if I'll approve. The only thing I'm outright banning is explicitly villainous versions (dibs) and permadead ones (ones where he comes back as a rotom subject to review).

Edited by MasterJayAM on Mar 30th 2024 at 9:12:20 PM

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#35143: Apr 7th 2024 at 11:16:38 AM

Sorry to interrupt, but I just wanted to let you guys know that I finally finished a new chapter of PMD: Reflecting Balance!

You can read it on Serebii forums, FF.net or AO3.

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#35144: Apr 17th 2024 at 3:44:21 PM

So, villians eh?

Villians are another major source of conflict for the protagnists. They can be ruthless, freudian excuse of being evil, etc. But, what about villians that are only serve for being laughable? Sure, they are capable of doing harm, but they're also inedpt most of the time. In fact, they're not evil, they're "laughable" evil.

Oi, just get to the point!

For those that are curious, I decided to bring Jessie, James, and Meowth into the rp. Now, I know some of you prefer when they're are serious during the best wishes season, but from what I'm able to gather, there's not a lot of villians that are funny and that's fine. Besides, my idea to bring them in this rp is an love letter to Team Rocket Trio that appeared until the very last episode with Ash and Pikachu. And what better way for that love letter than to bring them into the rp!

But, Team Rocket disbanded in 2009, Xabby!

Yeah, that, I'm aware of. But, their boss forget that they exist, so those three are indpendent of Team Rocket. Besides, the only harm they can do is to capture a pokèmon.

Okay, but what do you think how they deal with being in Paldea?

Well, I was thinking of having James dealing with an "double life" with him being Team Rocket with Jessie and Meowth and being a teacher at Naranja y Uva Academy. His reason of being a teacher there is just that he figures he could work there while Jessie and Meowth can try and get a Pikachu.

But, there's no Ash nor his Pikachu...

Yeah, and that's where Yukari's Pokèmon Kiel comes in. Sure, Shiny Charcadet sucks, but you gotta admit that it's rare. This leads to James contacting Jessie that instead of capturing Pikachu, they can just capture a Shiny Charcadet instead.

Then, what do they do besides capturing a shiny pokèmom?

Usually the typical stuff they do in Pokèmom anime with the sole expection of Best Wishes. Yes, they do try and capture Pokèmon, but they're not heartless! In fact, some Pokèmon introduce in the Paldea region fit within Jessie, James, and Meowth perfectly! For example, Socovillan can be Jessie's pokèmon while Gimmghoual can be Jame's Pokèmon.

Hold it! James showed up during the Gold confernce tournament and their Magikarp submarie is owned by Pent!

That is true, however, I'm not going to mention any of that as while I do know some about it, I just don't feel confident to explain it perfectly in character unless I know the extra details on it. But for in character reasons, they simply either forgot about it and/or move on from that and focus on something else.

So, we're bring the three team rocket remnants into the rp?

Yes, but only for comedic purposes! Sure, they are in the sidelines whenever a major villian cause an major event, but they have standards and they can ditch the capture the shiny charcadet and focus on making sure the villians get some karma justice.

But, what if Kiel evolves, Xab?

They're still going to capture the Shiny. They don't care if he evolves, an shiny is rarer than a Pikachu.

In conclusion

While I don't mind getting this idea rejected, Team Rocket did provide the laughs of our childhood and I thought having them into the rp as the Three Team Rocket Remnants will be fitting for them. Besides, even if they're not in Pokèmon Horizons, they can be in WAAPT.

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