Larvitar is also a terrible starter. far too rare and powerful


Starters can't be that strong man, its generally a 'solid' mon, not to strong, not to weak.

For you, Levi. Read well.

Pokemon RPG GM Guide wrote:

The first thing you will deal with, when beginning your campaign of Pokemon: Tabletop Adventures, is what Pokemon your players will get to start off with. If your players are not starting fresh, it would
probably be best to help design rules and limits so that some players are not starting off way more powerful than the rest of the Trainer they’ll be travelling with. While pokemon professors tend to give out a ‘starter’ pokemon, let’s not forget that some trainers have lived in a house with a Growlithe or a Vulpix as a family pet. Maybe they had an Oddish in a clay pot on their windowsill that they watered everyday? It’s not unusual for new trainers to bring a freind along on the journey, but you might restrict them to waiting to return home and pick it up at a much later time if the player insists on having a Dragonair as a family pet. Bascially: If a player wants to have a house pet, it’s not above level 10 and it’s not an amazingly rare pokemon, there shouldn’t be a problem. Anyway, onto a list of pokemon that Professors might offer to new trainers...

Starter Pokemon, from Professors, should have at least one evolution in their family tree. The pokemon should grow alongside their Trainer. An Evolution is the ultimate form of growth in the Pokemon world.

sorry... that was more then kinda selfish of me, just swap it with the poliwag. i dont give a carp whether its good or not, i dont really wanna change it again...

I think I have been patient enough. I'm going to start this game tonight with the first post. Character posts that are not in by 6-7 central America time, can catch-up to the group l8r. (Prolly missing the first trainer battle)

Name: Erin Rizzo



Gender: Girl



Age: 13


Description: 5'2", 100 pounds, Petite. Wears sneakers, long loose pants and elbow sleeve shirts, usually with a baggy hoody on top.


Level: 0 



Class: None 



Class: None



Class: None



Class: None 



Strength: 7 (-3)

 

Intelligence: 12 (+1)

 

Constitution: 12 (+1)

 

Wisdom: 10  (+0)

 

Dexterity: 11 (+0)

 

Charisma: 12 (+1)



Current Hp/ Max Hp: (48/60)



Evasion Bonus: (0)



Perception: (0)



Bluff/Diplomacy: ( 1 )



Damage Bonus: (0)



Knowledge/Academies: ( 1 )



History: Erin grew up around pokemon, always wandering around in forests looking for injured pokemon to heal. Always wanted to go earn badges from the gyms. 

Porygon Z, Dragonite, Alakazam, Kingdra, Meganium, Gengar 

I would like Porygon as my starter, but Chikorita will work if it is conveniant :3

Accepted



Guess you guys really like gengar, going to have to add a haunted house scenario now. Poor Misdrevous, I though you were cool, being the second ghost pokemon...

Ok, time to talk about Pokémon stats

Example, Von's Vulpix

Pokémon Stats:

Vulpix (Pokémon species)

Name: (Not given yet) (Ya gotta name it foo)

Gender: Female (Self explanatory)

Health/MaxHealth: 17/17 Your pokemons Hit points, Hit points are determine by the Mon's LV + (HP Stat x3)

LV. 5 (Duh)

Exp:0 (Experience is how much battle your mon has endured. You gain experience by battling and catching pokemon. What determines how much experience your pokemon gains is the defeated mon. (EXP Drop X Pokemon’s Level) X (1 + (Is it a Trainer’s Pokemon? If yes, 1. If no, 0.)) = Experience Points )

all mons gain levels at the same rate to make it easier.

Ability: Blaze (This is your mons ability. All Pokémon have an ability, Check Pdf for details.)

Nature: Gentle (Your Nature, this effects your Mons base stats)

Base Stats             Total

HP:        4 + 0 =  4
ATK:      4 + 0 =  4
DEF:      2 + 1 =  3
SPATK:  5 + 1 =  6
SPDEF:  9 + 1 =  10
SPEED:  7 + 1 =  8

Now this is the little bit confusing part. The first number by the stats is the base stat. Base stats on a mon don't change, reguardless of leveling up and help determine how you can level up.

the second number (the number adding to your base stat) is the points you added to the stat by Leveling up. When you level up, you are allowed to add 1 point to a stat, provided that it keeps the same base relation as the base stats. Vulpix for example has a base of ATK 4, this is lower than its base stat of 5 for its SPATK. That means you cant raise its ATK stat without raising his SPATK first as the base Relation is that SPATK has to be higher. If you want a more in depth example check the Player guide PDF

The last number is the total and is the one that will be used the most in battles. It is considered your mons actual and current stats.)

Ev DEF=0 + 0 =+0

Ev SPDEF=0 + 0=+0

Both these stats determine how hard it is to hit your mon. These two are stats you can also put points in, and are not determine by base relation, instead, you can put points in the EV DEF for every 5 points in DEF you have, and For every 5 points in SPDEF you can add one to EV SPDEF. And FOr every 10 poins in SPEED you can add one point to both. The max stats for these two is 10.

Moves:
(Pokémon can have up to 6 in this game, for a variety of different reasons, the main one is that moves don't have pp in this game, instead have a frequency of use. Ill dicuss move more when we get to battle, or you can look them up in the player pdf.
Ember

Tail Whip

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I'd say about a weeks worth of food. Maybe a little less.

Misdreavus is the coolest ghost pokemon of all time. Unfortunately, Gengar completely overshadows it when it comes to usefulness. I tried not to let that affect my list too much, but...

And I sometimes like to pretend mismagius never happened.

That said, since being accosted over and over by hoards of ghastlys for our entire adventure would get old, and because misdreavus was my favorite pokemon for quite a while when I was younger, And also because I really want to have a ghost type, please replace gastly on my desired pokemon list with Misdreavus.

Ah, you forget, this isn't the game. I can seriously tell you that Misdrevous can outshine Gengar if you train it right.

That's the beauty of this game, Only Legendaries get Uber powered, and only because of their special status, not because of their stats.

(I like Mismagius, that's a sweet ass hat, but each to their own.)

Oh, and Im going to be the mons outside of battle. Independent creatures that listen to orders afterall.

Could someone tell Levi the game is on, so I know he knows, cause Ive been informed it wasn't obvious so I like to double check my bases.

yeah, von told me... sorry, also i plan to use two diffrent colors based on which personality shes in, or if shes talking to herself, which personality is saying what. the lighter one for shy and the darker one for competitve

Coolyio.

I just need a number on how much food, a weeks worth of rations?

Von, deduct 250 from your PokeDollars, as Burn Heal would be a Poke Item.

It's not a burn heal, it's intended to be the sort of burn cream you'd use if you rested your hand on a hot stove in real life. Slightly soothing, but useless in combat. I'll still pay for it if necessary though, in which case I'll just assume that it is a burn heal now.

Its Burn Heal. Why mass produce the stuff that's inferior? The stuff literally removes burns. Not just for Pokémon.

True enough. Alright, then, Burn Heal it is.

yeah, a week for one person.

i just couldnt resist...

leviatron wrote:

yeah, a week for one person.

Wha, a week for one person? Explain.
 
If you mean the poke battles, they are all going to happen at once. Otherwise, I have no context to that statement.

I think he meant food.

ERAGON I HAVE THE PERFECT ROLL DICE THINGY,

YOU SEE YOU TYPE YOUR CHARACTERS NAME, YOU TYPE HOW MANY DIE, WHAT THEY ARE WORTH

like example

1d20+2 (imagine i got a two bonus from somethin)

NOT ONLY WILL IT TELL YOU HOW YOU ROLLED BUT IT COMES WITH A LINK SO YOU CAN DISPLAY WHAT YOU ROLLED AS WELL ITS FULL PROOF, HERES AN EXAMPLE

just go here : http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/

and heres what i rolled

PERFECT RIGHT?!!!!

Cool!

It's not cheat proof, but it shows that your rolling your numbers correctly, I like it. Feel free to use it for rolls.