Post by Kiki on Apr 30, 2008 17:18:32 GMT -5
Q: What is this place?
A: This is Trainer's Life, a Pokemon-based Roleplaying [RPing] forum. Inspired by Kratos' ideas on Pokefrenzy, forum-wide RP has the focus of the lives of trainers after they have completed their jouney. It is set in Pokeopolis, a self-sufficient region within one city. It has areas around it for all species of Pokemon and there are many species endemic [native] to only around this area.
The mayor, Mr. Lobo, founded the city many years ago after her fell in love with a Gardevoir named Yasalya. The original aim of the city was to allow a place where people and Pokemon could live in peace and harmony. Now, a little over fifty years after the founding, the city has grown into a large metropolis few know about but many pass through.
Most of the trainers have completed their journies and just wish to settle down in one place with their Pokemon companions. Just in case the trainers do still wish to battle or Coordinate, there is a self-sufficient Pokemon League and Contest system.
The city has also become a haven for misfits of society to live in. There is little to no discrimnation in Pokeopolis because most of the residents have been victims of it. Though there are many people here, it still has a small-town feel to it because almost everyone is willing to help anyone. The city doesn't care about your past unless you have intent to cause extreme harm to others. Team Phantom is tolerated because they have almost no power and do little. The inhabitants include half fairies, people from other dimensions and planets, Pokemorphs, Pokephiles, normal people and anything (and more!) you can think of.
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Q: I'm new here and I'm a little lost. How do I get started?
A: That's an easy one. Just like any RPing forum, you go to the "Characters" category and then access the "Character Sign-up" board. Go to the "Sign-up form" thread, then copy the form. Make a new thread, then paste the form in the thread. Fill the form in, hit the submit button and you're good to go!
Also, feel free to have more than six Pokemon. The majority of my characters have a large amount of Pokemon, so you can have as many as you want.
You can't have any legendaries to begin with now as some people abused this rule in the past.
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Q: So I've made a character. What next?
A: The answer to that: anything! You can hang out at the mall, go to the beach, look for more Pokemon, get a home... Anything!
Most people decide to make a home first because that's generally the easiest place to start.
Also note that your characters can be active in many threads at once.
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Q: I've made a character, but I want to make another. Can I?
A: Most definitely. There is no limit to the amount of characters you can have here. I personally have a few more than I use... >_>
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Q: On the sign-up form, it says "Other" and that they can have powers. What kind?
A: Answer to that: any. Be it telekinesis, telepathy, magic, ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu or growing six feet tall, they can have any powers you want as long as you don't god-mode. Other than that, you can do whatever you want with powers.
A good chunk of my chars are half Fairy, so that just goes to show what you can do. Granted, my veiws of mythical creatures are VERY different from the rest, but you catch my drift.
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Q: What is Team Phantom?
A: Team Phantom is basically the Team Rocket of this forum, but much more dangerous and devious. They'll do nearly anything to get their hands on magic users or rare Pokemon. They'll even kill. It's comprised mostly of users of Darkness magic. Darkness is an extremely powerful magic and it's dangerous as well.
Their basic plot is to take over the city, then the world.
Hehe. Seriously, feel free to join this team.
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Q: What are activity checks? Where and when are they? How long do they last?
A: The concept behind activity checks is quite simple. For a certain amount of time [normally a week here], a thread will be up and members are expected to post in it to prove that they're active. If they do not post in the time allotted, their account will be deleted. Simple as that.
As for where they are. They are in the Activity Checks sub board in the Announcements board.
When they are... Well, if we start getting up in members and many of them aren't active, I'll start one. This means they are sparadic and there will be absolutely no warning which means you do have to be active.
as stated in the first paragraph, they'll ususally last about a week or so.
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Q: Do you have to be a human or can you be a Pokemon?
A: Well, you have to be human....to an extent. You can really be anything as long as it has a human form. You can be a werewolf, vampire, fairy, elf, dragon, neko or even a Pokemorph/anthro Pokemon. Really, just as long as it vaugely resembles a human, it'll be accepted.
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Q: What RP format do you use here?
A: Story format. We used script the first year, but it drove me up the wall batty, so I changed it.
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Q: Can I have a house?
A: Yes. It doesn't matter what age you are. You can start out with a house and be just moving in. Unless your character arrives here with no money, they can start out with a home instead of having to go through all the realestate stuff.
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Q: Are things here level-based?
A: No. On this forum, there are no such things as levels for Pokemon. This is closer to what it would be like in real life aside from the turn-based battles. [Gotta do turn-based battles because there's no power-playing allowed.]
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Q: How do I capture legendaries?
A: That's pretty easy. Just send me a PM or ask in the Cbox if you can capture a certain Legend. NOrmally, I'll say yes unless the experience of your character. Say, for example, a trainer who has no experience and has only a starter wanted to capture Deoxys. That's a situation I'd say no. Otherwise, it's usually fair game.
DO NOT START with legendaries. I will ask you to remove them from your character's roster. Unless, of course, you make a note that the legendary is UNCAPTURED and a FRIEND of the trainer.
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Q: Who is Mother? What's the Pantheon? What are the Guardians, Hachi? First Pokemon? Temple at the bottom of Lake Eternity?
A: Aye, these. These are some of my original ideas that have become slowly integrated into the forum with new ones being added all the time. I'll explain.
Mother is the Creator of Pokemon. Not Arceus or Mew. Now, I don't have all the kinks in the creation story and whatnot worked out, but she's still the main goddess of Pokemon. She has a human form which she usually stays in. Read her profile here.
The Pantheon is the compilation of Pokemon gods and goddesses. They are First Pokemon. First Pokemon are, obviously, the first of their species, crafted by Mother's own hands. I'll get up some profiles for some of them soon enough.
The Nine Guardians... Well, they're a little harder to explain... I originally had them as being the source of ALL Pokemon, but then I like the MOther idea better... So I kind of see them as demi-gods and goddesses. However, they have little to no bearing on this forum as they live in a region I made up (Gine).
Hachi, however, is a little more prominent on here. You'll see people and a few Pokemon talk about being 'survivors'. Basically, think Atlantis for the Pokemon world. With their downfall also came the downfall of the Pantheon. Originally, the King of Hachi wanted the Guardians to give him more power and they said no. They then looked at how badly everything was in the world and (especially after talking to Mother), decided to sink the city. During the same time, the gods and goddesses set about destroying their own temples. Humans had become incredibly corrupt while dealing with the Pantheon, so the Pantheon decided to just destroy all remnants of themselves. Of course, many of the people were so terrified or felt so betrayed they never spoke of the Pantheon again which only contributed to the fact the Pantheon is now forgotten. That was nearly a thousand years ago.
The temple under Lake Eternity is a temple dedicated to Fele, the Goddess of Water Pokemon. The temple's remains can still be seen and visited under the lake. The whole of the woods was a part of the temple complex. Many of the caves in the forest still lead into some of the deep recesses of the temple.
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Q: What does "getting zapped" mean?
A: Sometimes you'll see the term "getting zapped" used by inhabitants of the city. There are many many instances of people getting thrown from their home world to the city because of the crazy magic that comes from Fele's temple. they come from many worlds and dimensions.
A: This is Trainer's Life, a Pokemon-based Roleplaying [RPing] forum. Inspired by Kratos' ideas on Pokefrenzy, forum-wide RP has the focus of the lives of trainers after they have completed their jouney. It is set in Pokeopolis, a self-sufficient region within one city. It has areas around it for all species of Pokemon and there are many species endemic [native] to only around this area.
The mayor, Mr. Lobo, founded the city many years ago after her fell in love with a Gardevoir named Yasalya. The original aim of the city was to allow a place where people and Pokemon could live in peace and harmony. Now, a little over fifty years after the founding, the city has grown into a large metropolis few know about but many pass through.
Most of the trainers have completed their journies and just wish to settle down in one place with their Pokemon companions. Just in case the trainers do still wish to battle or Coordinate, there is a self-sufficient Pokemon League and Contest system.
The city has also become a haven for misfits of society to live in. There is little to no discrimnation in Pokeopolis because most of the residents have been victims of it. Though there are many people here, it still has a small-town feel to it because almost everyone is willing to help anyone. The city doesn't care about your past unless you have intent to cause extreme harm to others. Team Phantom is tolerated because they have almost no power and do little. The inhabitants include half fairies, people from other dimensions and planets, Pokemorphs, Pokephiles, normal people and anything (and more!) you can think of.
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Q: I'm new here and I'm a little lost. How do I get started?
A: That's an easy one. Just like any RPing forum, you go to the "Characters" category and then access the "Character Sign-up" board. Go to the "Sign-up form" thread, then copy the form. Make a new thread, then paste the form in the thread. Fill the form in, hit the submit button and you're good to go!
Also, feel free to have more than six Pokemon. The majority of my characters have a large amount of Pokemon, so you can have as many as you want.
You can't have any legendaries to begin with now as some people abused this rule in the past.
-------
Q: So I've made a character. What next?
A: The answer to that: anything! You can hang out at the mall, go to the beach, look for more Pokemon, get a home... Anything!
Most people decide to make a home first because that's generally the easiest place to start.
Also note that your characters can be active in many threads at once.
----
Q: I've made a character, but I want to make another. Can I?
A: Most definitely. There is no limit to the amount of characters you can have here. I personally have a few more than I use... >_>
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Q: On the sign-up form, it says "Other" and that they can have powers. What kind?
A: Answer to that: any. Be it telekinesis, telepathy, magic, ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu or growing six feet tall, they can have any powers you want as long as you don't god-mode. Other than that, you can do whatever you want with powers.
A good chunk of my chars are half Fairy, so that just goes to show what you can do. Granted, my veiws of mythical creatures are VERY different from the rest, but you catch my drift.
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Q: What is Team Phantom?
A: Team Phantom is basically the Team Rocket of this forum, but much more dangerous and devious. They'll do nearly anything to get their hands on magic users or rare Pokemon. They'll even kill. It's comprised mostly of users of Darkness magic. Darkness is an extremely powerful magic and it's dangerous as well.
Their basic plot is to take over the city, then the world.
Hehe. Seriously, feel free to join this team.
----------
Q: What are activity checks? Where and when are they? How long do they last?
A: The concept behind activity checks is quite simple. For a certain amount of time [normally a week here], a thread will be up and members are expected to post in it to prove that they're active. If they do not post in the time allotted, their account will be deleted. Simple as that.
As for where they are. They are in the Activity Checks sub board in the Announcements board.
When they are... Well, if we start getting up in members and many of them aren't active, I'll start one. This means they are sparadic and there will be absolutely no warning which means you do have to be active.
as stated in the first paragraph, they'll ususally last about a week or so.
------
Q: Do you have to be a human or can you be a Pokemon?
A: Well, you have to be human....to an extent. You can really be anything as long as it has a human form. You can be a werewolf, vampire, fairy, elf, dragon, neko or even a Pokemorph/anthro Pokemon. Really, just as long as it vaugely resembles a human, it'll be accepted.
------
Q: What RP format do you use here?
A: Story format. We used script the first year, but it drove me up the wall batty, so I changed it.
--------
Q: Can I have a house?
A: Yes. It doesn't matter what age you are. You can start out with a house and be just moving in. Unless your character arrives here with no money, they can start out with a home instead of having to go through all the realestate stuff.
-------
Q: Are things here level-based?
A: No. On this forum, there are no such things as levels for Pokemon. This is closer to what it would be like in real life aside from the turn-based battles. [Gotta do turn-based battles because there's no power-playing allowed.]
-------
Q: How do I capture legendaries?
A: That's pretty easy. Just send me a PM or ask in the Cbox if you can capture a certain Legend. NOrmally, I'll say yes unless the experience of your character. Say, for example, a trainer who has no experience and has only a starter wanted to capture Deoxys. That's a situation I'd say no. Otherwise, it's usually fair game.
DO NOT START with legendaries. I will ask you to remove them from your character's roster. Unless, of course, you make a note that the legendary is UNCAPTURED and a FRIEND of the trainer.
------
Q: Who is Mother? What's the Pantheon? What are the Guardians, Hachi? First Pokemon? Temple at the bottom of Lake Eternity?
A: Aye, these. These are some of my original ideas that have become slowly integrated into the forum with new ones being added all the time. I'll explain.
Mother is the Creator of Pokemon. Not Arceus or Mew. Now, I don't have all the kinks in the creation story and whatnot worked out, but she's still the main goddess of Pokemon. She has a human form which she usually stays in. Read her profile here.
The Pantheon is the compilation of Pokemon gods and goddesses. They are First Pokemon. First Pokemon are, obviously, the first of their species, crafted by Mother's own hands. I'll get up some profiles for some of them soon enough.
The Nine Guardians... Well, they're a little harder to explain... I originally had them as being the source of ALL Pokemon, but then I like the MOther idea better... So I kind of see them as demi-gods and goddesses. However, they have little to no bearing on this forum as they live in a region I made up (Gine).
Hachi, however, is a little more prominent on here. You'll see people and a few Pokemon talk about being 'survivors'. Basically, think Atlantis for the Pokemon world. With their downfall also came the downfall of the Pantheon. Originally, the King of Hachi wanted the Guardians to give him more power and they said no. They then looked at how badly everything was in the world and (especially after talking to Mother), decided to sink the city. During the same time, the gods and goddesses set about destroying their own temples. Humans had become incredibly corrupt while dealing with the Pantheon, so the Pantheon decided to just destroy all remnants of themselves. Of course, many of the people were so terrified or felt so betrayed they never spoke of the Pantheon again which only contributed to the fact the Pantheon is now forgotten. That was nearly a thousand years ago.
The temple under Lake Eternity is a temple dedicated to Fele, the Goddess of Water Pokemon. The temple's remains can still be seen and visited under the lake. The whole of the woods was a part of the temple complex. Many of the caves in the forest still lead into some of the deep recesses of the temple.
-----------
Q: What does "getting zapped" mean?
A: Sometimes you'll see the term "getting zapped" used by inhabitants of the city. There are many many instances of people getting thrown from their home world to the city because of the crazy magic that comes from Fele's temple. they come from many worlds and dimensions.