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[Mercutio3]

Original OOC/SU Page: http://forums.gtsplus.net/index.php?showtopic=65211
Original RolePlay: http://forums.gtsplus.net/index.php?showto...p;hl=Friendship

The Power of Friendship was created by NeonEspeon.

Hello, fellow RolePlayers! The school year has come and gone for most of us in the U.S.A., and now seems a good time as any to reboot a golden old RolePlay. The Power of Friendship had at least 12 members and lasted 27 pages, nearly a month and a half. Can we best that? I believe so. The question is, what will we do with this new RolePlay? TPOF was an all-pokemon sandbox sort of RP, meaning that players could do whatever they wanted with their characters, and no particular plot was specified. It did work out well, of course. It was 100% player-driven. Setting was not official, but it was possibly somewhere within the thick trees of Sinnoh where none to minimum of trainers traverse. There was a maximum limit of 3 characters per person, and players could choose if their character(s) would be good or evil. More details can be found in the original thread. The most prominent question as of date is what of the original to keep, what to loose, and what to add. In addition, we need a cool new related name. There will undoubtably be good and evil pokemon, seeing as that is the core feature of the original RolePlay. However, will we simply continue the story from where it was, now featuring new Pokemon? Or will it be entirely different? (I, personally, am leaning towards not simply just continuing the plot as the end of TPOF.) Please post your thoughts on the matter. And no, you do not need to have been a member of The Power of Friendship to post your thoughts.

Other factors to consider... will it be the same setting? Should the rules of the original roleplay stand or be modified? Should a solid plot be added? For characters carried over (assuming that people from the original will carry over their characters from TPOF), will they be completely re-booted and put on a clean slate (as in, assume the events of the first didn't happen) or will they somehow be trasported to the new time and/or place of the reboot?

Thank you all, and please consider adding ideas and joining this remake once it gets off of the ground.

~Sarah

The time has come upon us to revive The Power of Friendship, perhaps one of the greatest RolePlays to dawn on GTS+. Welcome to all new and old participants in this duo of all-Pokemon RolePlays.

You are a friendly Pokemon, known for general kindness to those around you. Perhaps you are giving, or trustworthy, or always have a smile and a listening ear. You are reasonably liked by those around you. You have heard of both Poachers and strange new Pokemon beginning to close in on the forest, but it has not directly affected you... yet.

It has been a long year since your adventures in the old forest. Poachers invaded the whole area and crated you, separating you from all your friends. They shipped you over to a new land. There must have been some sort of error in the system, because you were left unattended for a bit. You took this chance to find a weak spot in your crate and flee. You found a new home in a forest, and are perhaps trying to keep a low profile. However, rumors are that poachers are looking for you... it seems like only a matter of time before you are found.

You are sick of the way the world treats you. It is a cruel land indeed, and you are ready to strike back. You have found a forest that you currently reside in. You don't care if there are people or Pokemon there, but if they get in your way, they'd better watch out.

Your whole life has been same old, same old. You aren't really known for your kindness, but you don't go around attacking for no reason, either. You've kept to yourself for the most part, or maybe you have one or two friends. You've heard of new Pokemon coming in, as well as poachers. It seems like the more time goes on, the more pressure you feel to choose to be nice or mean. The rising issues don't exactly help, either. Will you defend you fellow forest poke, or will you attack them, loot their homes, or simply just do as you please?

There is no need to make multiple plots for returning members, simply read the "Returning Members" bit while keeping in mind that your character is good or bad. (Or neutral.) Yes, of course returning members can have had a 'change of heart' since the original.

Pokemon: The species of it. For now, 6th generation Pokemon are off limits due to the lack of intel on them.
Nickname: What is the Pokemon called? Optional if you wish, but recommended.
Gender: Unless they're like Magnemite or something like that. But even then you can give them a gender if you want... I guess..
Plot: Plot 1 New, Plot 1 Returning, Plot 2, or Plot 3.
Backstory: Were you abandoned? How long have you been in the forest? Etc.
Appearance/Shiny: If the Pokemon has any scars, odd colors, etc. If they are a shiny, say so here. Just leave it blank if they look like the status Quomimi of their species.
Personality: They gotta have SOMETHING fueling their actions.
Password: Please enter your password. If you don't, I will personally hunt you down... just kidding. I'll make someone ELSE hunt you down.
Other: In case I was stupid and forgot something, or if you have something else you'd like to share with the class.

1) Follow all GTS+ rules.
2) The password is .
3) You can be a minor legendary or a shiny, but you can't be both.
4) Maximum 3 characters (by popular vote).
5) Disregard rules 2 and 11 . The real password is "THE REAL SUPER POWER OF BACON...oversea travel.
6) Good can become bad, bad can become neutral, neutral can become good, good and bad can become neutral, and all the vice-versas and all that. Anyone can change, basically.
7) This RolePlay is fast-paced, so be sure to keep up. Let us know if you're going to be inactive.
8) You can swear, but try to limit it. (No f-bombing us all to smithereens.)
9) No humans besides poachers and backstories.
10) Have fun
11) The password is

Pkmn Lady Sarah; Kolink (Shiny Luxio); Splitch (Houndour);
NeonEspeon; Jade (Shiny Espeon);
Skeetix; Luke (Raichu); Rena (Arcanine); Ryan (Jolteon);
Arista; Maya (Ledian);
The Shadow; Shadow (Salamence); Snow (Shiny Vaporeon);
Ashallayn; Asha (Shiny Vulpix);
Quomimi; Noel (Shiny Glaceon); Cyan (Vaporeon); Gale (Absol);

This post has been edited by Pkmn Lady Sarah: Jul 18 2013, 10:07 AM

[NeonEspeon]

Ah, yes. It's been a while, thought this would probably be dead for good.. I will more than likely join
It's great that generation 6 will come out soon so that there could be more characters to choose from.
The point of TPOF was that I wanted others to contribute ideas. So I think everything should probably just stay how it originally was until plot twists are developed and whatnot.
One thing I do probably want to see changed is the character limit. It gets too much for me at times. So I think it should go back down to two characters instead of three. And maybe we can throw a new category into the mix. I think neutral should be added. It can create some interesting situations. But that's what I think should happen. I'm interested what will happen with TPOF (part 2).

[Mercutio3]

True, however, I don't think anyone should choose any Gen 6 Pokemon at the start (unless this doesn't start for a couple months) due to the lack of information on them. But certainly as the RolePlay progresses, time goes on, and more is known, people can choose them.

The whole everyone-makes-the-plot thing worked out well for TPOF, but I've gotten conflicting opinions on this so far on the 2 feedbacks I've recieved, and am conflicted myself. If we keep it free, it has a chance of being just as or more successful and fun as the last. However, people might get bored and inactive of this. If we add a plot, it might last longer, but at the same time it take away from the original and becomes more like every other RP. At the very least, I believe that should we add a plot, it should be minimal so the characters can still have breathing room.

Back down to two as a character limit? Sure. Another character category? Would enough people sign up for us to be able to make a neutral category? How would it work out? It's an interesting idea. Maybe then one of the plot goals is for the goody-goodies to sway both the neutral and the evil to good? Hmm...

[Arceus Awakened]

Might I join up? This sounds like the sort of thing I would be interested in

[Skeetix]

The location of my sketchbook is taking far long than expected. Whether or not I join will be up to its discovery. The reason for this is simple. I really do wish to use my Jolteon fellow.

...And then it was found.
Ryan Tain, a character who'd started out as a Gijinka in another RP, shall be used as a normal Pokemon. ... Now I'm debating, depending on the semi plot [loose plot?], whether to bring in my couple; Rena Baites [Arcanine] and Luke Thundermore [Raichu]. Sure, their information is all lost, but the image and names are still there... as well as some basic remembrance on their personalities. [As well as a few songs I listened to when creating them.]

[The Shadow]

If you're stuck on the idea of pick-your-own-plot thing... If you've seen The New Generation going around... Me and Quo have gotten over 100 pages from doing just that. It's been very loose and works out well.

Of course, that was only 2 people.

I would like to join when this starts up... Because... I CAN'T BE LEFT OUT :'(

[Arceus Awakened]

Perhaps have 'side-plots', that not everyone has to be involved in? For example, I have a side-plot waiting for an RP I'm in which involves only a few characters (most of which are mine), and is mainly used for backstory revelations...something like that, perhaps?

Speaking of backstory - would a backstory be allowed to include trainer involvement? For example, if I wanted to use my Sableye from my Emerald playthrough, would it be allowed to be said that he travelled to Sinnoh after his trainer disappeared? I don't see why not, but x3

[Skeetix]

Hmm... Then, with a bit of tweaking, I could have almost the same points. Kidnapped, different bases, escaped. Luke and Ryan would have met in one Team [Rocket, Lava, Aqua, whatever], while Rena is in another. Luke goes all furious trying to escape, thinking Rena is dead, Luke fights Ryan, Ryan barely wins, helps him escape, they find Rena, and are now traveling together. Side? Survival [neutral], probably.
...
So glad this was easy to remember. owo

[Quomimi]

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Count me in, I'm helping!

[Aura Dynasty]

And so all old fellows got back together
ready to blow new life in a long-lost story
Shall they prevail?
Or will this turn out to become something entirely different?
We shall see...

Anywayz, I'm coming back in, with new characters and a heck of a lot experience!



To those of the New Generation:
1. Over 100 pages, with this number TNG is the third-largest rp on this forum!
2. Two more weeks of exams, and then I'll be readying the ENTIRE Rp until I catch up with you guys
3. If you still want me there, let us beat the Gijinka-academy!

[The Shadow]

1. I'm so proud of myself and Quo :')

2. Hooray! Come back with us aura xD

3. No. We must beat poke daycare... We can do it! X3

[Quomimi]

1. *sniff* Shadow and me are awesome. (XD)
2. GET IN HERE, AURA. WE NEED YOUUUUUU cx
3. If we want to, we can get to the largest RP EVER TO EXIST on the forums, and whoop the other RP's butts in the amount of pages! Wooooo! cx

Like Shadow said, we've been making out own plots through The New Generation, and so far it's going pretty well. If we maybe throw those ideas out and maybe try to combine them, maybe we'll come up with something kewl?

[Arista]

I read through bits of the original RP, and think this is a brilliant idea. I would love to be involved in a second go around.

[Mercutio3]

I'm not in TNG so I know nothing of this stuffs But if you guys want to take plots and stuff, go ahead.

@AA: Yes, of course. Trainer-backgrounds were in the last one, in fact the owner of it (NeonEspeon, if you all didn't pick up on that yet) had a Pokemon that ran away from an unloving trainer.

So, I'm hearing that people would want a loose plot or simply side-plots? *Slams judge hammer on table* Will do! Now, let me brainstorm for a moment...

...

Alright, here's for human involvement, if you guys like it... what if, for a little bit we let the good, bad, and neutral (if we have neutral) Pokemon interact and battle and blah blah blah for a little... then maybe Poachers begin to enter the forest and invade and stuff. At that point, we could see what will happen... maybe the evil pokemon will start turning good and uniting against the outside force, or maybe they all go solo with it. Also, I'm thinking we should make a new setting. For the heck of it, is anybody here good at drawing maps? Maps make things easier. Iunno.

Or, we could be at the same setting and have it take place maybe a year or two after the last one? So we could say that all new Pokemon moved in in that amount of time, and all old Pokemon that aren't there moved out, got caught, etc etc. But I'm not that bent on using the same setting, and I really want to re-use Magma. X3

Also, we have our first official button! Arceus Awakened made it. And it's really awesome. (Um... is it okay if people other than me use it, by the way? Just in case people want to use it...) Yes, that is Kolink (shiny shinx) and Magma (quilava).

[Arceus Awakened]

I have no problem with others using it, feel free to~

Anyway, I'm assuming legendaries won't be allowed as normal characters...any other rules on that? Like, for example, would it be allowable to have a green Pikachu if the backstory explained it?

[Quomimi]

Oooo, a button! 83 *pins on* Owwww.... ;^; cx

I've been thinking of this plot in my head. What if the Pokemon from the original RP are either A) Best friends foreverrrrr B) Mortal enemies C) Somewhere in between. This itself could be a plot. :U

Also, here are some minor plots. (Mini plots to use when there's nothing else to do.)

Someone good defects to the bad side/vise versa.
Someone is captured by a trainer/poacher.
Someone gets amnesia
Someone is captured by the evil Pokemon (Hostaaaage! XD)
A natural disaster is always a good plot twist
A rivalry is always nice
A new area is found with unknown secrets or something
Someone dies.

That's all I can think if off the top of my head. XD And I can make a map, if you want. cx

[Arceus Awakened]

Hmm...if one of someone's main characters dies, they're allowed another, right?
Those suggestions are neat, I think

[Dorito Ninja]

If you guys still want me back in I'll be happy to help. I will be in Portugal for a week during the summer though, so I'll let you know what's going on.

[Mercutio3]

A green Pikachu? Ah why not X3

In the form, you can choose to be a legendary or a shiny, but if you're going to be two pokemon, you can't be a legendary and a shiny. It's one or the other.

We could stick to that, or maybe omit legendaries. Nobody even had any legends in the last one anyway, save Zoroark. X3 Or maybe we could just omit major legends (Lugia, Ho-Oh, Groudon, Kyogre, Giratina, Arceus, Zekrom, etc etc) and allow the minor ones (Azelf, Uxie, Mespirit, Phione, Zorua, etc etc). But the question is... where do we draw the line? I think that any Pokemon with its own game should not be allowed, but then what about all the others? :/

Nice plots, Quo. Owo

Maybe, for simplicity, we could just reset all the charries. I don't know... I don't even really know where you guys left off. And like I said, I would want to use Magma. If all else fails, though, I suppose I could just make another insane character.

EDIT: Or... what if... we had it take place BEFORE the original TPOF?! 8D

Wait, no, then Kolink would've recognized Noel and Magma and everyone when they met in TPOF...

What if... it were their parents? I DON'T KNOW DX'

This post has been edited by Pkmn Lady Sarah: Jun 10 2013, 03:30 PM

[Arceus Awakened]

Good, so I can have Cynthia - black and white Riolu XD She's not shiny, just went through a nightmarish experience.
If we allow minor legends, I will probably get a baby Legendary Bird as a neutralish character because adorable. ADORABLE. SQUEE.

Oh, perhaps have it in an alternate universe where the events of the original never happened, but some things may turn out the same such as characters meeting? I have formes across at least three universes for one of my OCs XD