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[Toogee]

The majority has voted to reboot PANE. This is the discussion thread on what we want to see. Here's a few questions we should discuss:

1. Do you want to keep Furoh?

There is a lot of history in Furoh. Years and years of people adding stuff made it what it is today. We shouldn't be too quick to throw all of that aside. Perhaps all we need is to tell new stories in this fabled land.

On the other hand, perhaps its time for a new generation to make their own Furoh, so to speak. Maybe a new setting is what's needed to revitalize activity.

2. What do you want to see, storywise?

Though PANE doesn't really have a main story, there is usually some setting that helped set up RPs. Originally, PANE took place 50 years after 5 trainers founded the main cities of the continent. The Lenoilia incident helped set up some conflict and history that could be explored by players. Team Deception was later introduced; they were featured in lots of RPs (some memories bittersweet, like the Deceptcopter or something :P). Are there things you want brought back? Anything new you want to see?

3. What do you want to see, mechanics-wise

I haven't heard anything bad about our leveling system (at least, I don't remember). Basically, half of the levels are distributed based on writing quality, encouraging players to write reasonably detailed posts. You could say this was an edutainment RP! A portion were based on participation (You didn't leave the RP for an extended period of time). Another portion was based on battles. If there was something that I would change, it would be this. I feel this forced players to find a reason to battle. Sometimes, fighting won't solve your problems. I don't want to discourage peaceful RPs, so maybe base these points on some other factor?

[nitrodog96]

Finally, development on this is going to be slow going. I have zero time to be making RPs. As such, I would like to leave it up to you guys to start fleshing out ideas. I can advise on where you can begin (may I suggest story?). My ultimate goal is to see this go up, oversee it for a bit to work out kinks, choose a new mod team to take over, and ride off into the sunset. I've been mod for long enough; we need new blood for a new RP.

Building a storyline for an entire kingdom will be interesting... Let's see here.

An eruption from an underground volcano has destroyed most of southern Furoh. Only a few places (Daioh, Daigake, Jillius, Port Barley, Fidona, Under Hill) have survived the blast, most with lasting damage. The rest of the cities weren't so lucky; they were all completely obliterated or suffered severe damage that will take years to recover.

Most trainers have survived due to their distance from the blast, and nearly all who did have stopped training for good - they do not wish to take power in such a broken area. A select few outcasts, however, have banded together and become a significant team.

Gyms are relocated, new towns are built, and the landscape of southern Furoh has been drastically altered. Mount Carello is half buried under igneous rock, and Gigarte was flooded by lava. Demalr Cave was never to be found.

Four years after this destruction, people begin again to emerge from their homes. The previous trainers remain out of battle, but many new trainers obtain Pokémon and begin anew.

Thoughts? It's 10pm right now, so my mind's not working great.