ShinyFlareon
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Welcome! You have been accepted into the University of Pokemon, Kanto, home of the Ebullient Eevees (no, don't feel bad...not many of our students have heard that word before, either. A definition has been provided)! This prestigious university, located in the scenic Seafoam Islands, is one of the best in the world -- only the best and brightest students come here! It is also a part of a larger system, commonly referred to as simply the "University of Pokemon" system, which has campuses in all four major regions as well as the Orange Islands, the Sevii Islands, Orre, and Fiore. There is a mutual friendly rivalry among all the schools, complete with ever-changing alliances and long-time rivalries.
Within the university, there are separate colleges*, each pertaining to a specific field of study. These colleges are the College of Pokemon Battling (CPBt), the College of Pokemon Breeding (CPBr), the College of Pokemon Contests (CPC), the College of Pokemon Sciences (CPS), and the College of Pokemon Arts and Social Sciences (CPASS). Each college has it's own mascot in conjunction with the university's Eevee: Flareon for CPBt, Leafeon for CPC, Espeon for CPS, Glaceon for CPBr, and Vaporeon for CPASS. Each UP (a common abreviation for University of Pokemon) has a specialty, something they are widely known for excelling in. UPK (University of Pokemon, Kanto) is known for having some of the best Pokemon Science programs in the world, whereas UPH, Kanto's biggest rival, has some of the best Battling programs, and is well-known for producing exceptionally strong battlers consistently.
A person can choose to major in a wide range of subjects. Within each major is a separate list of required courses that they must take in addition to their G.E.* requirements. Please note that the majors are fairly broad, but do not encompass the entire college. For example, Pokemon Biology, Strategy, and Pokemon Fashion Design are all majors, but one cannot say that their major is "Pokemon Science," "Pokemon Battling," or "Pokemon Contests."
At the end of each year is a huge competition between all eight UP campuses. This competition includes a battling tournament, a contest, a "Breeding show"** , and a "Pokemon Science Olympiad"*** competition. Only a select few students are chosen to represent their school and compete in these events, and to be chosen is a true honor. Therefore, every student tries their best to stand out and get noticed by their teachers, and hopefully become chosen to compete. You are one of these students, and it is the start of your first year at UPK. Time to try and make your school proud!
Here are a few general rules:
1. Basic RPG rules -- no spamming, flaming, etc. If it is mild, I will usually let you off with a warning, but the one thing I will NOT tolerate under any circumstances is godmoding. READ THIS DEFINITION. Don't make your character, a first year student, a prodigal battler, or automatically an expert in Pokemon Chemistry, or whatever. You came to this school to learn, not to demonstrate that you're already perfect. It is perfectly acceptable, for example, to say you character's parents are breeders, and that your character grew up at a Day Care Center. It is NOT acceptable to say that, because of this, they have already become a master breeder, and are already starting to earn a reputation. They may have experience, and are expected to have some background knowledge of their field, but they are, in essence, a beginner. Also, controlling other people's characters -- and, by extension, their pokemon -- is considered godmoding. Stating something like "Gyarados' Hyper Beam connected, instantly knocking out it's opponent" is a no. Godmoders will get one warning before either myself of Pale Bones will ask them to leave the RPG. I've provided a definition and given an example -- there's no reason for you to not know what godmoding is or to recognize if what you're submitting qualifies as godmoding.
2. Here's another definition for you all: Deus ex machina. In terms of this RPG, this is going to relate mostly to pokemon battles. An example would be a pokemon taking repeated high-powered hits, but because it's "special" in some way (ie. a mutation in it's genetic code, a "special bond" with it's trainer, etc.), it takes little to no damage. Another example would be a pokemon that always manages to barely dodge it's opponent's attacks and get off a "lucky shot" which KOs it's opponent. The basic point? No deus ex machina, kiddos.
3. There are to be NO battles outside of classes. Please try and limit battles in classes to -- at the absolute maximum -- four posts each for each round (ex. a two on two battle would be four posts each for the first two pokemon, and then another four posts each for the second ones). A student may keep six pokemon on them at all times, just as they would if they were traveling, but have 24/7 access to a PC in which they may exchange their pokemon.
4. To keep things somewhat organized and not have too many people going off and doing different things all at once, the limit of people to join this RPG is six, including myself and Pale Bones. He and I will also have control over many of the teachers and referees for the battles. Please keep the number of non-faculty NPCs to a minimum -- no adding extra characters. It's fine to mention that you're meeting up with your friend [insert name here] from Bio, and maybe have them in a post or two, but don't make them a regular character. The exception is roommates, but even then, try not to bring their character out of the room too much.
5. Note that Pale Bones is my co-GM for this RPG -- anything he says, you listen to.
6. For convenience's sake, please make your character already in Kanto when you post their introduction later. They can be from wherever you want -- I'm just trying to streamline things a bit so that we don't have some people still journeying to the university while others are already there.
7. Use good grammar. This is another thing I'm going to be a stickler for -- no leetspeak, keep your tenses in line, and for god's sake, learn the difference between "your" and "you're." You're writing with a group of other people, and showing off your own work. The least you can do is make yourself understandable, and show that you care about your writing.
8. Your posts should be at least a paragraph long -- about five sentences. The only exception would be when your character is having a conversation with another character, and even then, don't just put up one-liners.
Here's the sign-up sheet
Name:
Age: (between 17 and 23 -- you ARE at a University, after all)
Gender:
Physical appearance: (include clothing -- please make it fairly detailed)
Personality: (include things such as likes/dislikes, general personality, sports, and if applicable, things like hobbies, or if they have a particular type of pokemon they favor)
Major/Minor: (minor only if applicable)
History: (please be brief, but detailed)
I will put up my own sign-up later.
List of players:
-- Edo-kun
-- Pale Bones
1. gold005 (J.T. Dalton)
2. DNHero (Ellery Ferrer)
3. pikachu200 (Allison Turner)
4. The Red Mage (Sam Grador)
5. LightningTopaz (Maya Nijiro)
6. Zephy.Changes (Donovan Wilson)
SUPER-SPECIAL AWESOME LATE ACCEPTION: Milotic2003 (Aiedail Knight)
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Within the university, there are separate colleges*, each pertaining to a specific field of study. These colleges are the College of Pokemon Battling (CPBt), the College of Pokemon Breeding (CPBr), the College of Pokemon Contests (CPC), the College of Pokemon Sciences (CPS), and the College of Pokemon Arts and Social Sciences (CPASS). Each college has it's own mascot in conjunction with the university's Eevee: Flareon for CPBt, Leafeon for CPC, Espeon for CPS, Glaceon for CPBr, and Vaporeon for CPASS. Each UP (a common abreviation for University of Pokemon) has a specialty, something they are widely known for excelling in. UPK (University of Pokemon, Kanto) is known for having some of the best Pokemon Science programs in the world, whereas UPH, Kanto's biggest rival, has some of the best Battling programs, and is well-known for producing exceptionally strong battlers consistently.
A person can choose to major in a wide range of subjects. Within each major is a separate list of required courses that they must take in addition to their G.E.* requirements. Please note that the majors are fairly broad, but do not encompass the entire college. For example, Pokemon Biology, Strategy, and Pokemon Fashion Design are all majors, but one cannot say that their major is "Pokemon Science," "Pokemon Battling," or "Pokemon Contests."
At the end of each year is a huge competition between all eight UP campuses. This competition includes a battling tournament, a contest, a "Breeding show"** , and a "Pokemon Science Olympiad"*** competition. Only a select few students are chosen to represent their school and compete in these events, and to be chosen is a true honor. Therefore, every student tries their best to stand out and get noticed by their teachers, and hopefully become chosen to compete. You are one of these students, and it is the start of your first year at UPK. Time to try and make your school proud!
Here are a few general rules:
1. Basic RPG rules -- no spamming, flaming, etc. If it is mild, I will usually let you off with a warning, but the one thing I will NOT tolerate under any circumstances is godmoding. READ THIS DEFINITION. Don't make your character, a first year student, a prodigal battler, or automatically an expert in Pokemon Chemistry, or whatever. You came to this school to learn, not to demonstrate that you're already perfect. It is perfectly acceptable, for example, to say you character's parents are breeders, and that your character grew up at a Day Care Center. It is NOT acceptable to say that, because of this, they have already become a master breeder, and are already starting to earn a reputation. They may have experience, and are expected to have some background knowledge of their field, but they are, in essence, a beginner. Also, controlling other people's characters -- and, by extension, their pokemon -- is considered godmoding. Stating something like "Gyarados' Hyper Beam connected, instantly knocking out it's opponent" is a no. Godmoders will get one warning before either myself of Pale Bones will ask them to leave the RPG. I've provided a definition and given an example -- there's no reason for you to not know what godmoding is or to recognize if what you're submitting qualifies as godmoding.
2. Here's another definition for you all: Deus ex machina. In terms of this RPG, this is going to relate mostly to pokemon battles. An example would be a pokemon taking repeated high-powered hits, but because it's "special" in some way (ie. a mutation in it's genetic code, a "special bond" with it's trainer, etc.), it takes little to no damage. Another example would be a pokemon that always manages to barely dodge it's opponent's attacks and get off a "lucky shot" which KOs it's opponent. The basic point? No deus ex machina, kiddos.
3. There are to be NO battles outside of classes. Please try and limit battles in classes to -- at the absolute maximum -- four posts each for each round (ex. a two on two battle would be four posts each for the first two pokemon, and then another four posts each for the second ones). A student may keep six pokemon on them at all times, just as they would if they were traveling, but have 24/7 access to a PC in which they may exchange their pokemon.
4. To keep things somewhat organized and not have too many people going off and doing different things all at once, the limit of people to join this RPG is six, including myself and Pale Bones. He and I will also have control over many of the teachers and referees for the battles. Please keep the number of non-faculty NPCs to a minimum -- no adding extra characters. It's fine to mention that you're meeting up with your friend [insert name here] from Bio, and maybe have them in a post or two, but don't make them a regular character. The exception is roommates, but even then, try not to bring their character out of the room too much.
5. Note that Pale Bones is my co-GM for this RPG -- anything he says, you listen to.
6. For convenience's sake, please make your character already in Kanto when you post their introduction later. They can be from wherever you want -- I'm just trying to streamline things a bit so that we don't have some people still journeying to the university while others are already there.
7. Use good grammar. This is another thing I'm going to be a stickler for -- no leetspeak, keep your tenses in line, and for god's sake, learn the difference between "your" and "you're." You're writing with a group of other people, and showing off your own work. The least you can do is make yourself understandable, and show that you care about your writing.
8. Your posts should be at least a paragraph long -- about five sentences. The only exception would be when your character is having a conversation with another character, and even then, don't just put up one-liners.
Here's the sign-up sheet
Name:
Age: (between 17 and 23 -- you ARE at a University, after all)
Gender:
Physical appearance: (include clothing -- please make it fairly detailed)
Personality: (include things such as likes/dislikes, general personality, sports, and if applicable, things like hobbies, or if they have a particular type of pokemon they favor)
Major/Minor: (minor only if applicable)
History: (please be brief, but detailed)
I will put up my own sign-up later.
List of players:
-- Edo-kun
-- Pale Bones
1. gold005 (J.T. Dalton)
2. DNHero (Ellery Ferrer)
3. pikachu200 (Allison Turner)
4. The Red Mage (Sam Grador)
5. LightningTopaz (Maya Nijiro)
6. Zephy.Changes (Donovan Wilson)
SUPER-SPECIAL AWESOME LATE ACCEPTION: Milotic2003 (Aiedail Knight)
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NOTE: The term 'colleges' does NOT refer to them being completely different institutions. They are more like categories into which the classes and majors may be sorted. A person who is a major in Pokemon Biology, for example, would be a part of the College of Pokemon Sciences, but they still use the same campus and go to the same classes as someone who is a major in Strategy, and therefore a member of the College of Pokemon Battling. Members of the different colleges have different General Education (G.E.) requirements tailored to the specific kind of degree they are working for. We won't worry about those, however -- just the more 'interesting' classes. Dorms are not segregated by college, though members of the same college with similar majors will often get placed in the same hall. Rooms are same-gender only, but halls are not, with the exception of two (one for boys and one for girls) that can only be specially requested. Also, note that college doesn't have schoolwide bells signaling people to go to their next class. There is a clock tower in the middle of this campus that chimes the hours, but it is usually very faint inside the classrooms. If you are familiar with the American University system, specifically the University of California schools, you will know what I'm basing these off of.
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In which aspiring breeders show off the pokemon they've raised and are judged -- think like a real world dog show.
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This is a massive event, encompassing all areas of pokemon science. Each campus has two 'teams' -- a Varsity and Junior Varsity (J.V.) team, each of about 10-15 people -- which compete. There are a wide ranges of skills that are tested, and the tests themselves range from very small-scale building projects, cases of deduction (especially with diseases), geography, geology, botany, chemical experiments, and even a test to see how well two people can understand each other and create a valid experiment (one partner writes out the experiment, then leaves while the other partner comes in and follows their instructions to actually carry out the experiment). Everyone, unless otherwise specified for the event, works with a partner from their team -- this means a maximum of four people from one University may compete in any one event: two from the Varsity team, and two for the J.V. team, and they work independently from each other (again, unless otherwise specified). The events are heavily monitored to prevent cheating, and are usually timed. While in-between events, each university's teams has a small 'common area' somewhere on the campus where the larger competition is being held. In here, they may talk, study, eat snacks, and generally hang out until it is time for them to go to their next event. Team lines are virtually non-existent, and there is often a great deal of under-the-radar (from the regulators, anyway) 'switching' between the teams if something comes up. The regulators don't really care who competes in the event, as long as only one pair is registered as the Varsity team, one as the J.V. team, and they don't make any attempts to cheat. For the building events, it is usually a group effort, and can be anything from building a flying device to a musical instrument. Further details will be given once we actually reach that point in the story.
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