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As you can guess, this is an RP that revolves around ranger school. Before I get into the description of the RP, I want to give an overview of the style of the RP. It will be an academy type RP (you've all been there done that) about half the time. You know standard new dorms, new teachers, new friends, getting into a new school sort of thing. The other half of the RP is going to revolve around rangering, which is going to be done in sort of miniature Dungeons and Dragons style type RP. What I mean by this is that a student (or small party of students) will be getting an assignment out in the real world and it will play out like a quest of sorts, with myself functioning as the DM (dungeon master), laying out the challenge and quest bit by bit, allowing the party to react.
Now for the real introduction of sorts:
The region of Hoenn is known for a lot of different things in the Pokémon world. One of these is that Hoenn is home to perhaps the finest academy for aspiring Pokémon rangers in the entire world. Only the best of the best are accepted to this school because it is specifically designed to mold the finest rangers for the various reasons of the world. Students will be taught training, survival skills, leadership skills among other classes. The academy itself sits off the coast of Lilycove city on a small, secluded archipelago of islands. The facilities are state of the art, no expense being spared on the dorms, classrooms and practice facilities. Simulations of various climates and locations (mountains, deserts, cities etc.) are scattered around the islands for practice and instruction.
The RP will start with every character arriving at the island for the new term in the manner of their choice (boat, plane, Pokémon whatever you wish).
The signup form for students is as follows:
The form:
Name:
Age: (Students should be 16-18)
Gender:
Description: (Try to give this a couple sentences minimum)
Personality: (Same here)
History: (At least a short paragraph)
Pokémon party:
Here is where things get interesting. You can have as few as one, as many as five. Students can't have pseudo-legendaries. There is a reason for the limitation of five: that being that each student will receive a new partner upon arrival (I will be determining this by random number generator). The faculty recognizes that many students feel comfortable with Pokémon that they grew up with, but they believe in giving each student a partner due to Ranger tradition.
Anything else you'd like to put:
The signup for teachers is similar, however there are some differences:
Name:
Class: This should be something that rangers would find useful.
Age: (Teachers should be at least 21)
Gender:
Description:
Personality:
History: As this is a ranger school, most of the faculty are current / former rangers. However, this doesn't mean that your teacher has to be a ranger if there is a good reason for the academy to hire a non-ranger. Explain this please (if that is the case)
Pokémon Party: No max (but don't be silly by having some crazy number), psuedo-legends are allowed. In addition, having a companion legendary is allowed. By companion I mean a legend that accompanies the teacher out of free will and has NOT been caught in a Poké ball. Also, this legendary cannot be any of the box mascot legendaries, as well as Mewtwo, Mew, Latios, Latias, Darkrai, Cressalia, Kyurem, Zygarde, Deoxys, Genesect or Arceus. There is a reason for these two subrules.
THE RULES:
No godmodding, tennising, etc.
I am the GM, my word is law. Any issues with anything, shoot me a PM and we'll talk.
When you're in parties for rangering, try to let everyone keep pace. People have different schedules IRL, so try to be patient
I'd like everyone to post at least once a day. But as I said, everyone has days they can't get online and that's okay. If you're going to be absent for a long period of time just let me know and I'll work with it.
If you read these rules, add the word destiny somewhere in your signup.
The last rule is have fun. That's why we're all here.
My signups (Will be adding to this as things are revealed in the RP)
Name: Jonathan 'Jonny' Walker
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Description: Jonny stands at just over six feet tall, with ice blue eyes and medium length shaggy beach blond hair. A skilled natural athlete, he is blessed with cut and chiseled muscles that come with an active lifestyle. A surfer, snowboarder and skateboarder, it is rare to find him without a board of some sort with him. The other notable feature of his appearance is a large tattoo on his back up on his shoulder blades of a pair of black wings that hold an elemental symbol (intertwined fire, water and thunder) inside.
Personality: Jonny is a reckless rebel who is constantly after cheap thrills. He is charming and generous however and under his rebellious streak he has a genuinely good heart and a gentle soul. He cares deeply for protecting those (both people and Pokémon) who cannot protect themselves. However, he has no respect for authority and actively does what he can to circumvent it. He believes on doing what he wants, when he wants.
Pokémon party:
Drago (male, Charizard)
Patton (male, Braviary)
Creed (male, Hitmonchan)
Skywalker (male, Lucario)
Albus (male, Alakazam)
Name: Melody Dessain
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Description: Being from Kalos, Melody is subconsciously fashion-aware, to the point where she has multiple pairs of glasses to mix and match with different outfits, even though her preferred pair of glasses is a pair of black thin rectangle frames. She has long, flowing dark brown hair and a pair of light grey eyes that are accentuated by her glasses. Beyond her striking eyecolor, Melody was blessed with with flawless porcelain skin and a lithe, slender frame that is a stereotype for women from Kalos.
Personality: Melody is quiet and a little shy. It's not because she fears social interaction or doesn't like people, but rather she is a bit self-conscious about her accent (she has a bit of a French accent due to having grown up in the Kalos region). She adores classic literature and it is common to find her sitting under a tree, nose buried in a book. She is also an artist and she carries her sketchbook everywhere. Melody is quite studious and her keen intellect shows itself off in the classroom if she is put on the spot (she rarely will volunteer an answer herself). She has a heart of gold and never has a mean thing to say about anyone.
History: Melody grew up in a quiet household just outside of Lumiose City. Her father worked in the city and her mother ran a small cafe near their house. Melody as an only child was spoiled growing up (especially by her father) but she didn't end up rotten because of it. In fact, she ended up just the opposite, a quiet girl with a heart of gold.
She had always enjoyed reading and learning and she kept mostly to herself growing up. Melody had no interest in going on a journey as a kid, instead preferring to stay at home raising her Pokemon, reading and drawing. Eventually she did desire to see the world and as she enjoyed helping others she decided to become a ranger.
Pokémon party:
de Gaulle - Greninja
Voltaire - Jolteon
Belle - Gardevoir
Teacher Roster:
Ranger Victor Larmond (head ranger, headmaster)
Ranger Jack Walker (Aquatic Survival Skills)
Ranger Daphne Rose (Ranger Basics, think of this as Ranger 101)
Mr. James Dalton (Battling)
Ranger Kuro Wolf (Land Survival Skills)
Ranger Luna Galaxia (Pokemon Health)
Ranger Alex Damon (Pokemon Studies)
Ranger Cressida Rei (Field Moves)
Student Roster:
Jonny Walker (Bird Jesus)
Melody Dessain (Bird Jesus)
Bela Wolf (Midorikawa)
Makato Nakamura (Naoto)
Chase Blackburn (Kantomasta)
Sofia Hill (Lyrebird)
Ian Blake (Autumnrain)
Blake Spark (Flaze)
Richard Blake (GastlyGibus)
Jasmine Freeman (Heliolisk)
Beatrice Villabos (Kamen)
Joe Antonimous (British Joe)
Josh Antonimous (British Joe)
Austin Valentine (DJ Omega)
Trudi Valentine (Aria Love)
Jack Simmons (Heroic Sociopath)
Oh and one more thing. @Midorikawa; has graciously agreed to be my co-GM (read as kick me in the ass should I try to stop posting), so thank you to her for that!
Now for the real introduction of sorts:
The region of Hoenn is known for a lot of different things in the Pokémon world. One of these is that Hoenn is home to perhaps the finest academy for aspiring Pokémon rangers in the entire world. Only the best of the best are accepted to this school because it is specifically designed to mold the finest rangers for the various reasons of the world. Students will be taught training, survival skills, leadership skills among other classes. The academy itself sits off the coast of Lilycove city on a small, secluded archipelago of islands. The facilities are state of the art, no expense being spared on the dorms, classrooms and practice facilities. Simulations of various climates and locations (mountains, deserts, cities etc.) are scattered around the islands for practice and instruction.
The RP will start with every character arriving at the island for the new term in the manner of their choice (boat, plane, Pokémon whatever you wish).
The signup form for students is as follows:
The form:
Name:
Age: (Students should be 16-18)
Gender:
Description: (Try to give this a couple sentences minimum)
Personality: (Same here)
History: (At least a short paragraph)
Pokémon party:
Here is where things get interesting. You can have as few as one, as many as five. Students can't have pseudo-legendaries. There is a reason for the limitation of five: that being that each student will receive a new partner upon arrival (I will be determining this by random number generator). The faculty recognizes that many students feel comfortable with Pokémon that they grew up with, but they believe in giving each student a partner due to Ranger tradition.
Anything else you'd like to put:
The signup for teachers is similar, however there are some differences:
Name:
Class: This should be something that rangers would find useful.
Age: (Teachers should be at least 21)
Gender:
Description:
Personality:
History: As this is a ranger school, most of the faculty are current / former rangers. However, this doesn't mean that your teacher has to be a ranger if there is a good reason for the academy to hire a non-ranger. Explain this please (if that is the case)
Pokémon Party: No max (but don't be silly by having some crazy number), psuedo-legends are allowed. In addition, having a companion legendary is allowed. By companion I mean a legend that accompanies the teacher out of free will and has NOT been caught in a Poké ball. Also, this legendary cannot be any of the box mascot legendaries, as well as Mewtwo, Mew, Latios, Latias, Darkrai, Cressalia, Kyurem, Zygarde, Deoxys, Genesect or Arceus. There is a reason for these two subrules.
THE RULES:
No godmodding, tennising, etc.
I am the GM, my word is law. Any issues with anything, shoot me a PM and we'll talk.
When you're in parties for rangering, try to let everyone keep pace. People have different schedules IRL, so try to be patient
I'd like everyone to post at least once a day. But as I said, everyone has days they can't get online and that's okay. If you're going to be absent for a long period of time just let me know and I'll work with it.
If you read these rules, add the word destiny somewhere in your signup.
The last rule is have fun. That's why we're all here.
My signups (Will be adding to this as things are revealed in the RP)
Name: Jonathan 'Jonny' Walker
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Description: Jonny stands at just over six feet tall, with ice blue eyes and medium length shaggy beach blond hair. A skilled natural athlete, he is blessed with cut and chiseled muscles that come with an active lifestyle. A surfer, snowboarder and skateboarder, it is rare to find him without a board of some sort with him. The other notable feature of his appearance is a large tattoo on his back up on his shoulder blades of a pair of black wings that hold an elemental symbol (intertwined fire, water and thunder) inside.
Personality: Jonny is a reckless rebel who is constantly after cheap thrills. He is charming and generous however and under his rebellious streak he has a genuinely good heart and a gentle soul. He cares deeply for protecting those (both people and Pokémon) who cannot protect themselves. However, he has no respect for authority and actively does what he can to circumvent it. He believes on doing what he wants, when he wants.
Pokémon party:
Drago (male, Charizard)
Patton (male, Braviary)
Creed (male, Hitmonchan)
Skywalker (male, Lucario)
Albus (male, Alakazam)
Name: Melody Dessain
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Description: Being from Kalos, Melody is subconsciously fashion-aware, to the point where she has multiple pairs of glasses to mix and match with different outfits, even though her preferred pair of glasses is a pair of black thin rectangle frames. She has long, flowing dark brown hair and a pair of light grey eyes that are accentuated by her glasses. Beyond her striking eyecolor, Melody was blessed with with flawless porcelain skin and a lithe, slender frame that is a stereotype for women from Kalos.
Personality: Melody is quiet and a little shy. It's not because she fears social interaction or doesn't like people, but rather she is a bit self-conscious about her accent (she has a bit of a French accent due to having grown up in the Kalos region). She adores classic literature and it is common to find her sitting under a tree, nose buried in a book. She is also an artist and she carries her sketchbook everywhere. Melody is quite studious and her keen intellect shows itself off in the classroom if she is put on the spot (she rarely will volunteer an answer herself). She has a heart of gold and never has a mean thing to say about anyone.
History: Melody grew up in a quiet household just outside of Lumiose City. Her father worked in the city and her mother ran a small cafe near their house. Melody as an only child was spoiled growing up (especially by her father) but she didn't end up rotten because of it. In fact, she ended up just the opposite, a quiet girl with a heart of gold.
She had always enjoyed reading and learning and she kept mostly to herself growing up. Melody had no interest in going on a journey as a kid, instead preferring to stay at home raising her Pokemon, reading and drawing. Eventually she did desire to see the world and as she enjoyed helping others she decided to become a ranger.
Pokémon party:
de Gaulle - Greninja
Voltaire - Jolteon
Belle - Gardevoir
Teacher Roster:
Ranger Victor Larmond (head ranger, headmaster)
Ranger Jack Walker (Aquatic Survival Skills)
Ranger Daphne Rose (Ranger Basics, think of this as Ranger 101)
Mr. James Dalton (Battling)
Ranger Kuro Wolf (Land Survival Skills)
Ranger Luna Galaxia (Pokemon Health)
Ranger Alex Damon (Pokemon Studies)
Ranger Cressida Rei (Field Moves)
Student Roster:
Jonny Walker (Bird Jesus)
Melody Dessain (Bird Jesus)
Bela Wolf (Midorikawa)
Makato Nakamura (Naoto)
Chase Blackburn (Kantomasta)
Sofia Hill (Lyrebird)
Ian Blake (Autumnrain)
Blake Spark (Flaze)
Richard Blake (GastlyGibus)
Jasmine Freeman (Heliolisk)
Beatrice Villabos (Kamen)
Joe Antonimous (British Joe)
Josh Antonimous (British Joe)
Austin Valentine (DJ Omega)
Trudi Valentine (Aria Love)
Jack Simmons (Heroic Sociopath)
Oh and one more thing. @Midorikawa; has graciously agreed to be my co-GM (read as kick me in the ass should I try to stop posting), so thank you to her for that!
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Richard and Ian grew up together in Hoenn, until their parents were divorced. As a result, Ian went into the custody of their father, while Richard went with their mother. Ian was eight years old at the time, Richard being seven years, leading to them spending a good portion of their lives separated from each other. The divorce affected them both differently, with Ian expressing it outwardly while Richard instead hid his feelings inside of him.