General Park Discussion/Feedback/Questions

Ah, ok. Am I still allowed to take part in the Main RP?

 

Nope. It's one run either in the Main RP or Individual RP, not both. ​

 

No, but that's no big deal. There isn't (yet) a functional difference between the Main RP and the Individual ones. The only actual difference is Trainers can meet up with each other there, but since that's unofficially frowned on, it hasn't yet happened on BMG, or even on PE2K, to the best of my knowledge.

 

How long do I have to wait for an inactive ranger to post?

 

Think it's a week, but I might be wrong. Tyranitex hopefully won't be much longer though, he's a good ranger.

 

Yeah, Tyranitex is easily one of the more active Rangers. The rule is that you can request a Ranger after a week of inactivity, or if the Ranger knows he's going to be inactive for a while and tells you so, you can choose whether to wait it out or request a new one.

Anyway, requesting a new Ranger isn't really a smart move right now as (to my knowledge) all of our Rangers are full up. I know that I wouldn't want to try handling more than the 5 I'm juggling right now

 

I wanna help! *runs around in a circle*
I'm applying, so hopefully we'll have another ranger on duty.

 

Actually, meeting other Trainers isn't the biggest part of the Main RP. In the Main RP, major incidents can affect other RPers, even those in other areas. A fire in the Botanic Gardens might chase certain Mon into another area they wouldn't normally be in, for example. If you don't want to risk having your RP messed with by someone else's actions, it's best to do an Individual RP, where nothing that happens in the Main RP will affect your run. If you don't care or are looking for a challenge or something more unpredictable then the Main RP is your ticket.

Which reminds me. Because there are times when certain Pokemon might end up in other areas, I'll need to come up with a way to determine if a Trainer runs into one of these "misplaced" Pokemon, and where Pokemon chased from one area will turn up. I'll work on it tonight 8D.

 

Hmm, well that sounds interesting. I might do a Main Park run sometime. Actually, I know this was brought up before, but can we start working on like maybe a Team RP run. Two trainers and one or two rangers go in together in one area and go through that area together. I'd like that.​

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I would be totally on board with that. Ever since the Park has been reopened, it has been running smoothly (from what I can see) and there is only a small backlog of people waiting to go in.

If there's any discussions or anything going down about team runs, I would be interested in participating / knowing how they go.

 

Our last event was a Team RP, but it was with like five or six people. That doesn't work too well if some of the people don't post. We never tried two people going into the park at the same time (at least not that I recall) I think we could set up some trials and see how that goes if Jess approves of this.​

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I think being able to go in as a team sounds like a ton of fun!

 

If you guys want to do Team RPs, it would be one Ranger with two Trainers. I don't think we'd need to do a special event for it that way. If you wanna do it just go for it. You could either do two separate rolls for each Trainer or do a combined 30-Mon roll and pull Mons for either Trainer as you go. This is, of course, if one Ranger takes two Trainers. Battle Posts would pay 750, 1,000, or 1,500 depending on quality.

Actually, if any Rangers wanna do Team RPs, just wait a while and I'll get something put together, rules and stuff, so you can do them whenever you like.

As for two Rangers taking one Trainer each, that's fine. You guys can work out where to go and meet up and stuff.

 

Okay, well when Jess gets the rules and stuff up for this if anyone wants to go through I'd be down.​

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This, although preferably as a Ranger, not a Trainer. Looking forward to the rules draft!

 

Team RPs​

From now on, Team RPs will be RPs where one Ranger takes two Trainers through the Park at once. All other group RPs will be known as Event RPs now (Event RPs will also include special events like the Pokemon Catching Contest).

In order to do a Team RP, two Trainers must fill out a joint application. The first person will fill in the information and post it, and the second person will quote it and post their information. They then either wait for a Ranger to accept them or, if they already have a Ranger, inform the Ranger that the application is posted and ready to be accepted.

Once inside, ALL ENCOUNTERS WILL BE DOUBLE BATTLES. Trainers can attack their own Pokemon and their teammate’s Pokemon, and the Wild Pokemon can attack either teammate’s Pokemon. The Ranger will roll two separate lists, one for each Trainer; this prevents Trainers from arguing over who gets certain Pokemon, which would be a strong possibility if the Pokemon were pulled from a joint 30-Pokemon list. Trainers can, if both agree, swap Pokemon at the start of each Encounter. This means if Trainer Y runs into a Pikachu and wants Trainer Z’s Grimer instead, the Trainers can swap their Pokemon. Swapping can ONLY be done at the beginning of each Encounter and ONLY for the two Pokemon that appear. For example, if Trainer Y caught a Pidgeot five posts ago and wants to swap it for Trainer Z’s current Drifblim, they MAY NOT SWAP THESE POKEMON, since Pidgeot was caught before Drifblim was encountered. Another example is if Trainer Y and Trainer Z encounter an Absol and a Murkrow, and then try to swap near the end of the battle. THEY MAY NOT SWAP THESE POKEMON. Trainers must state in their first post following the appearance of a Pokemon if they want to swap.

Trainers must post at least once every 72 hours as a courtesy to their teammate. However, if both Trainers acknowledge a need for one or both of the team to have longer to post, this limit can be ignored. For example, if Trainer Y has a busy work week and can only post once every four days, so long as Trainer X is fine with it then the 72-hour rule can be ignored. If a Trainer does not post within 72 hours and does not give prior warning for not posting, they will be escorted out and the RP will become a normal one.

If a Trainer decides not to catch a certain Pokemon, their teammate may opt to choose that Pokemon instead of their own. This does not count as swapping. However, a Trainer must state in their post directly following their teammate’s if they wish to battle their teammate’s Pokemon instead of their own; otherwise, their teammate’s Pokemon will flee. If a Trainer catches one of their teammate's Pokemon, one of their own encounters will be randomly removed to prevent them from getting any extra encounters.

Trainers may leave early if they wish. If this happens the RP will become a normal one.

Trainers can take pictures of one another’s Legendary Pokemon, if any are encountered.

Rangers get double pay plus 500 extra for each post they make. Rangers must note which posts are posts made for a Team RP in their logs to ensure Team RP wages are paid. If a Trainer leaves/is escorted from a Team RP and it becomes a normal one, the Ranger’s pay returns to normal. If this happens clearly state which post ends the Team RP so as not to be overpaid.

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Displaced Pokemon​

There are times when certain incidents might cause Pokemon to flee from their natural area. In these cases, Trainers in any area these Pokemon flee to have the chance of encountering and capturing them.

First, a major incident must happen in the Main RP. This may be a fire in the Botanic Gardens, a massive rockslide at Meteor Valley, or corruption of the pools at the Great Lakes. Only when the incident has been posted in the Incident Board thread may Pokemon flee from the affected area.

Pokemon fleeing from an affected area can appear in any area adjacent to the one they live in (above, below, or to either side), but NOT areas diagonal from the one they live in. For example, Absol can flee to either the Registration Office, the Abandoned Power Plant, the Botanical Gardens, or the Great Lakes. They CANNOT, however, flee to Outer Heaven, the Woods, Mt. Deckbi, or Mt. Oktori. Trainers coming into the Park may encounter Pokemon who have fled to the Registration Office (this is the ONLY time Pokemon available for catching may be encountered at the Registration Office, except for special RPs where such a possibility is clearly stated).

Only Pokemon that can fly or have the Levitate Ability may flee to Outer Heaven. Fish Pokemon (such as Qwilfish or Seaking) fleeing from the Great Lakes may only be encountered at the pools in Meteor Valley and the Woods, and any Pokemon fleeing from the Great Lakes will not appear at Mt. Oktori.

To determine if a Trainer will encounter any Displaced Pokemon, the Ranger will reroll all a Trainer’s remaining encounters. They will first roll a number of 2-sided dice equal to the number of encounters remaining; 1’s will indicate that Pokemon of the Trainer’s original area (they area they chose to visit) will be encountered, while 2’s indicate that fleeing Pokemon will be encountered. From there, the Ranger will roll for Rank and individual Pokemon.

Example:
~ A Trainer is at Mt. Deckbi and has six encounters remaining. An overly-powerful Earthquake at the Abandoned Power Plant has made it partially collapse, causing dozens upon dozens of Pokemon to flee to other areas for safety and shelter. Because the Power Plant is directly above Mt. Deckbi, the Pokemon fleeing from the Power Plant may be encountered at Mt. Deckbi. The Ranger must reroll the six remaining encounters. First, they must roll to determine which area the Pokemon encountered will be from. They get:

1
1
2
2
2
2

The first two Pokemon are therefore from Mr. Deckbi, while the following four are from the Abandoned Power Plant. The Trainer then goes on to roll for Rank and then individual Pokemon:

4 = Common / 1 = Geodude
16 = Special / 7 = Garchomp
10 = Intermediate / 9 = Ditto
10 = Intermediate / 2 = Porygon
1 = Common / 2 = Pichu
5 = Common / 2 = Pichu

The Trainer’s new list is Geodude, Garchomp, Ditto, Porygon, Pichu, and Pichu. The Ranger can make any of the six appear as they would Pokemon from a normal encounter list.

If a Trainer enters the Park and visits an area Pokemon have fled to, the Ranger will do all fifteen rolls as explained above.

After an incident is resolved (incidents last for 72 hours, no matter what they are), Trainers who are already in the Park WILL NOT have their encounter list rerolled. The list will keep any Displaced Pokemon that were rolled. However, after an incident has been resolved, Displaced Pokemon will return to their normal area and any Trainers coming in will not have them included in their encounter list rolls.

Example:
~Todd was in the Park when Pokemon from Mt. Oktori were chased to the Botanic Gardens. If his run is still going after 72 hours of the incident, his list will keep any Mt. Oktori Pokemon that were rolled. Steve entered the Park one day after the incident, and so his list will include Pokemon from Mt. Oktori. However, Mary came in an hour after the Displaced Pokemon returned home, so her list will not include any Mt. Oktori Pokemon.

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I'm trying to decide if this stuff should go in the Parkpedia or the Information for Rangers thread >>.

 

Also, I can't believe I forgot about this until now, and it's totally late, but you should all congratulate our Rangers Tyranitex, rockman0, ChainReaction01, Sec, and most recently MoonDustRainbow, for becoming Rangers!

/shotforpostinglate

 

Wow, that looks really good. So now that its open, my offer still stands if anyone wants to do one of these.

EDIT: Congrats to all the Rangers above :]

 

Triple-post fail!

Seriously though, I've just realized that some people might need Ranger Wages, but I'm too busy to go through and do them. If anyone wants to volunteer I'd be happy to give you a bit of extra money for doing it ^^'. They need to be done but I just don't have time @[email protected]

EDIT: Well it would have been a triple post if BB hadn't posted RIGHT WHEN I WAS XD.

EDIT2: I just remembered I still have to make the joint application. Well technically there isn't one, it's just one person filling out the normal application and then the teammate quoting it and filling out their own. Just make sure to note you're going on a Team RP with [insert name here] somewhere on the application.

Any ideas which thread these should be put in?

 

Great to see some awesome new updates!

If there's a pair of Trainers that want to do a Team RP, please let me know, I really wanna try one of these out.

Also, congratulations to RainbowMoondust!