Keys to the Kingdom RP [Information & Signups]

[Flyg0n]

This marks the unofficial soft "conclusion" of this RP, one full week past the projected end date. Not bad honestly, all things considered. I had lots of fun experimenting with this fomat and loved all the characters folks brought!

Thank you all for joining, and for your patience, since it went a little over, hah. Fantastic efforts all around by the players!

I will be posting a retrospective shortly, but as I said, please feel free to have your characters hang around! Characters can try to get some more clarity from Keldeo about his mind state before he was corrupted, or they can get final goodbyes in, or answer any other pressing questions.

When I do post the restrospective I'd very much love for everyone (even folks who didn't get a chance to hang around the whole way through) to give their thoughts! It will help a lot for future missions!

 

[Negrek]

Mission 2: Fading Aria! Free Meloetta!​

[SIGNUPS OPEN]

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Klefki once again cries out for help from brave souls across the multiverse! After some time, they've managed to open the door to another corrupted realm. This time, it's Meloetta's domain! With Terapagos' and Hoopa's help, they will summon interlopers to purify the suffering legend.

Meloetta is a graceful pokémon who lifts hearts with their song, but their powers have been perverted in unknown ways. Characters with strong ties to music, performance, or who believe in the power of words may feel a particular connection with this mission, but all are welcome!

The format for this mission will be similar to what was seen in the previous run, Errant Sword. This is a straightforward mission that will involve investigation, narrative puzzles, and combat. There are no content warnings besides canon-typical battle violence.

Feel free to ask any questions you might have, remember the general RP codes of conduct in the first post of this thread, and sign up using the template below!

Projected Runtime
May 29th/31st - June 21st

The mission will begin May 29th with a weekend of casual RP, with the plot officially starting June 1st. The goal is for the game to run for three weeks, ending around June 21st.

Signups are open until May 31st!

Character Requirements:

Like the previous KttK mission, there are no particular character requirements this go-round! General guidelines remain mostly the same:

• Legends will be depowered
• Lone humans must obtain pokemon bodies (and will get basic instinctual use)
• Trainers can bring a single pokémon partner; if they do, they don't need a pokémon body. Supernatural human powers (e.g. psychic abilities) will be suppressed for this mission--trainers will want to rely on their pokémon for these things!
• Pokémon will be power scaled so that there isn't a large difference between "weak" species and "powerful" species. This is intended to allow any sort of pokémon to fight on fairly equal footing
• Otherwise, bring whoever you want! You can even devolve your characters as well if you feel like it.

Spoiler: Signups

{GM control? (Yes/No) [This determines whether I'll refer to your character's actions in GM posts, to allow for minor reactions to plot events.
For example: [Thing happens]>Koa raced after the others as the team evacuated, narrowly dodging the hail of dragon fire.
I recommend this but if you’re definitely not comfortable, then don’t worry]

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[canisaries]

Can't believe the start of the RP will fall on my birthday! A lovely gift.

Lone Human (Turned Pokemon)​

Name: Ichiro
Appearance: Otherwise pretty much a regular houndoom, but has a hair-like mane and two long floppy ears. See embedded image below for an illustration.
Personality: Not very social, but also not meek. Observant and analytical. Haunted by something in his past he tries to keep secret. Not a stranger to violence, but no longer wants to rely on it... unless the situation really calls for it, of course.
Species: Houndoom
Ability: Early Bird
Moves (4): Smog, Bite, Incinerate, Torment
Fic of origin (if any): Who can say?

 

[Inkedust]

I can't promise much between my own commitments, but what the hell? Sure.

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Pokemon​

Name: Zevya
Appearance: A dark-furred zoroark covered in faded markings with a bright orange mane. See attached image.
Personality: Laid-back, curious, and a bit of a prankster. She has no issues getting down and dirty and she's always seen noting down something in a journal she carries wherever she goes. Clearly, this is not her first rodeo as she seems to have an in-depth understanding of the multiverse.
Species: Zoroark
Ability: Illusion
Moves (4): Night Daze; Fury Swipes; Agility; U-Turn
Fic of origin: None, she's an RP-exclusive character.

Spoiler: Appearance

 

[Nekodatta]

GM Control: Yes

Trainer
Name: Raiki Hirose
Age: 47
Appearance: Middle aged man in his late forties, but that's fine, he's asian so he looks ten years younger at least. Black hair cut pretty short on the sides of his head, he wears an eye patch over his left eye. Always dressed sharply in a two piece suit and a tie, to hide the tattoos he got in his youth on his chest and back after some... Bad life decisions. Rarely seen without a sigarette hanging from his lips.
Personality: Usually loud and noisy, he uses that personality as a mask to hide a deep, long running self resentment for some bad decisions he did in his past. The incident that led to the loss of his eye also gave him a debilitating phobia for any and all Dragon types.
Now wanting in part to change his life around and also to atone for what he did in the past, he's an aspiring Pokémon breeder that specializes in raising Pokémon with small handicaps.
- Despite his appearance, he's a really good dancer.
- He also loves to sing, if "singing" means "getting drunk at karaoke and fumbling your favourite songs for an hour" (never said he's good at it, just that he likes it)
- Loves to fight, but never managed to join a real Dojo because of his attitude. He has a Ditto he trained to transform into a copy of him just so he could have a sparring partner.

Pokemon
Name: Inari
Personality: Moody, silent and deeply mistrustful, due to having been abandoned by his previous trainer, he's still trying to recover from the scars (both physical and metaphorical) it left on him.
Species: Vulpix
Ability: Flash Fire
Moves (4): Disable, Extrasensory, Will- o- wisp, Fire spin
- Still a young Vulpix, it has only three tails with a still white tip. The growth of the tails was stumped when it got abandoned by his trainer at a very young age (probably hatched by an egg), and didn't get enough affection having to survive alone in the wild. It's not clear if they could ever heal or the missing tails still sprout.
- Sports a scar on his left eye, and a couple thinner ones on his back and front paws visible because no more fur grows over them.

Fic of origin (if any): None, they are RP characters

 

[Mirage]

It was really fun to follow the first mission, so I'll throw my hat in for this one!

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GM Control? Yes, absolutely! Especially with my bizzaro timezone, given that I'll likely be posting at odd hours compared to everyone else, please feel free to control my character as needed.

Pokemon​

Name: Fennel Steeltail
Appearance: He's got very light gray (almost beige) fur and darker than usual eyes, but other than that, he's just your standard Minccino. I'll include a photo of one below for a quick reference.
Personality: Cheerful, mischievous, loyal to his friends, but sometimes a little too cocky for his own good. He's quite good at getting himself into trouble, but (usually) manages to get himself out of it.
Species: Minccino
Ability: Technician
Moves (4): Iron Tail / Helping Hand / Hyper Voice / Double Team
[Any special notes, skills, etc you want to note?]

- Fennel is a thief by trade, so he's pretty decent at moving quietly, pickpocketing, picking locks, etc.
- He's not a great swimmer and detests getting wet.
- Humans are ancient history in his world, so he's unfamiliar with / might be baffled by many human customs.
- Contrary to the stereotype for his species, he hates cleaning or even touching filthy things or surfaces. He'll usually only do so for valuables, to remove his paw prints, or if he has to touch it for another reason (like to press a button or a switch). He'd rather keep himself clean!
- Although he can hold his own if needed, he prefers to avoid battling where possible.

Fic of origin (if any): None... for the moment

Minccino photo for quick reference:



Looking forward to playing in this KEYS mission!