Storung
[HP: 25] [SpE: 23] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Worn-Down Palm Glove: 4 Power. Special, Force-typed.
Inflicts damage 2 turns after being used. Cannot be used if the weapon is already about to inflict damage.
Crystal Shard: 1.44 Power. Special, Crystal-typed

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Chuck
[HP: 40] [SpE: 8] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Thread Whip: 2.55 Power. Physical, Sound-typed
Has 50% chance of hitting opponent again (1.25 Power)
Cardboard Claws: 0.65 Power. Physical, Cutter-typed
Hits 2-5 times

Inventory- Cinnamon Pretzel
Money- 17.05 Z
More info

Gale
[HP: 30] [SpE: 7] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
1776 American Musket 2.75 Power, Physical, Impact-typed.
3/3 Bullets. Takes two turns to reload.
Cheap Firework Package 1.33 Power, Special, Explode-typed.
Hits all enemies. 25% chance to hit user as well.

Inventory- [Sector 1 Map],(https://pastebin.com/wzD8UE98) Basic Burger, Maple-Grilled Bacon Burger
Money- 12.75 Z
More info

Crystal Man
[HP: 23] [SpE: 22] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Hematite-Infused Crystal 2.32 Power. Special, Crystal-typed
25% more Zenny when defeating monsters, or telling fortunes.
Astrology, Palm Readings, Memetics, and Other Psuedosciences: 0.01 Power. Special, Shadow-typed.
Contains information about how to maximize fortune-telling profits. Not responsible for Charisma-dropping side effects.

Armor:
Hood Cloth -0.03 Power. +2 Sp. Defense.
Looks spooky and mysterious.
Fingerless Gloves -0.02 Power. +1 Sp. Defense, -2 Defense.
Crystal Phase cost -1 SpE

Inventory-
Money- 5 Z

More info

Florist Man
[HP: 43] [SpE: 23] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Drain Syringe 1.5 Power. Special, Nature/Virus-typed.
User recovers Health equal to 30% of damage inflicted
Flower Pin 0.95 Power. Physical, Neutral-typed.
Inflicts opponent with Drain. All stats lowered by 15% for 5 turns. An enemy can only be inflicted with Drain once per battle

Inventory- Tulip, Rose, Buttercup.
Money- 25 Z

More info

@ThePieT-Rex : Accepted! aaaaaa I really love your character, there's just so much potential in what he can do.

Now being stationed in Spokane, Florist Man had to get used to a new, not necessarily flower-friendly environment. But it was easy to see why Florist Man was needed in the city: not only was the city cloudy usually 30% of the year, but the little amount of insects in the city were naturally attracted to the flowers like a moth to a working flashlight.
He usually stayed at a small building next to the town's plaza known as the Gardener's Club. As he moved over to tend to a small plot of roses, he noticed that a group of insects were flying over them, attempting to rip off the petals. Florist Man raised his hand into the air, harnessing what solar energy he could from the sky. The energy then hit Florist Man and bounced off from his body due to the small mirrors on it, sending a wave of solar energy across the area. The Solar Wave repaired the flowers of their missing petals, and was able to burn the offending insects to a crisp. Unfortunately, one insect remained: a hardy, stubborn Fruit Fly.
"Eyy, what're you doing? This is where I live!"

Actions
Attack Fruit Fly
Attempt to make it run away
Run away from Fruit Fly
Other

What will you do next?

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@im a MEGA FIRE MAN : oh no
Your character is not accepted. It just seems like you're trying to make your character funny, but that simply does work out. Please, if you're going to edit your character, read the rules listed on my thread before posting, and actually be serious about your character please.

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@Copyie : Gale grabbed his equipment and headed over to the ＶＡＰＯＲ ＲＥＣＯＲＤ Store, looking through the large window on the building to see what exactly was happening inside.

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Inside were a group of people standing near the counter of the music store. Two Red Lions stood close to the clerk, holding red, cracked daggers up to her. Behind the two, a tall, slim woman in all black clothing and full, curled black hair stood, holding a staff of sorts in her hand.
The clerk was a woman of average height. She had dark skin and wore a gold-colored vest with a red undershirt, and red rhinestone-covered pants. She had dark, curly hair that was dyed a bright pink at the end. Her hair was parted to the side, slightly obscuring her right eye.
"Okay Mrs. Dre, Druh-" A Red Lion looked to a scrap of paper, trying to pronounce the clerk's name.
"It's Dreamware"
"Sure, sure... Just give us the Myst Water and no one gets hurt!" Vivi walked up to the clerk, holding the staff under her neck.
"What? I really don't know what you're talking about..." Dreamware stuffed a small bottle hastily into her pocket, trying to back away until she hit the counter.
"Hey, there's a sample right there! I don't need all of the water, just that bottle will do!" Vivi pointed her staff towards Dreamware's pockets, sending the two Red Lions towards her.
Dreamware swiftly dodged the Red Lion's dagger, pulling a small purple sphere from her pocket. She threw the sphere to the ground, watching as it covered the room in a thick mist. Dreamware then ran out from the store, hastily grabbing bottles of the Mystic Water into the hands. As she got out, she headed down the street and ran into Gale, the water bottles being strewn across the street as the two Red Lions came out from the store.
"Don't make this harder than it already is, 'Dreamware,' just hand over the water!"

Actions
Attack Red Lions
Cover Dreamware
Run
Other

What will you do next?

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@RotomSlashBlast : Crystal Man decided to wait and see what would happen, hoping to learn something from the civilians. Most people did not seem very interested in Crystal Man, except for one woman, which Crystal Man's crystal caught her eye.
"Ooh, are you a Fortune Teller? Fortune Tellers are very popular here around the Plaza, if you set up a booth, maybe you'd be able to make enough money to buy one of those fancy Fortune-Telling crystals. Those things really pull in a lot of money!" Crystal Man then felt a certain energy coming off of his book, then heard a low, deep voice in his mind.
Your Crystal Eye is somewhere around this town. Wily gave you that crystal mainly for making money, but you can use it to fend yourself against any dissatisfied customers you may have. If I am correct, a copy of your Crystal Eye is being sold somewhere for about 40 Z

What will you do next?

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Storung
[HP: 25] [SpE: 23] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Worn-Down Palm Glove: 4 Power. Special, Force-typed.
Inflicts damage 2 turns after being used. Cannot be used if the weapon is already about to inflict damage.
Crystal Shard: 1.44 Power. Special, Crystal-typed

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Chuck
[HP: 40] [SpE: 8] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Thread Whip: 2.55 Power. Physical, Sound-typed
Has 50% chance of hitting opponent again (1.25 Power)
Cardboard Claws: 0.65 Power. Physical, Cutter-typed
Hits 2-5 times

Inventory- Cinnamon Pretzel
Money- 17.05 Z
More info

Gale
[HP: 30] [SpE: 7] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
1776 American Musket 2.75 Power, Physical, Impact-typed.
3/3 Bullets. Takes two turns to reload.
Cheap Firework Package 1.33 Power, Special, Explode-typed.
Hits all enemies. 25% chance to hit user as well.

Inventory- [Sector 1 Map],(https://pastebin.com/wzD8UE98) Basic Burger, Maple-Grilled Bacon Burger
Money- 12.75 Z
More info

Crystal Man
[HP: 23] [SpE: 22] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Hematite-Infused Crystal 2.32 Power. Special, Crystal-typed
25% more Zenny when defeating monsters, or telling fortunes.
Astrology, Palm Readings, Memetics, and Other Psuedosciences: 0.01 Power. Special, Shadow-typed.
Contains information about how to maximize fortune-telling profits. Not responsible for Charisma-dropping side effects.

Armor:
Hood Cloth -0.03 Power. +2 Sp. Defense.
Looks spooky and mysterious.
Fingerless Gloves -0.02 Power. +1 Sp. Defense, -2 Defense.
Crystal Phase cost -1 SpE

Inventory-
Money- 5 Z

More info

@RotomSlashBlast : Accepted!

Crystal Man was standing upon a small, airborne carrier, holding a few other Robot Masters upon it as well. The airborne carrier consisted of a minimally decorated room with a metallic grey interior, and the pilot's control panel in the front. The person manning the ship was, of course, Dr. Wily, who flew above the city with Proto Man in the seat next to him. The flight was rather smooth, but being in the carrier wasn't the most fun to be in. The other robots, which consisted of Fire Man, Heat Man, Cut Man, Guts Man, and Air Man, were equipped with their usual weapons, whilist Crystal Man held nothing to defend himself with besides a pink crystal ball, infused with shards of rainbow hematite. Along with the Crystal Ball, he wore a torn, red hooded cloth and polyester fingerless gloves. Inside of a pocket of the hooded cloth held a handheld volume of Astrology, Palm Reading, Memetics, and Other Psuedosciences. Wily seemed to be heading for a town by the name of Spokane. Why? None of the Robot Masters exactly knew; everyone has learned over the years not to question Wily's motives.
"This town is so, very far from Monsteropolis. There's no way that Mega Man can prevent me from taking over now!" Wily exclaimed, knocking down the occasional building with a blast of deathly solar energy.
"Yeah! There's no way that Mega-twerp can stop us now!" Proto Man joined in with the cheer. He then adjusted his snazzy shades slightly, spotting a blue speck of sorts in the distance. "Uhh, I think that is Mega Man, actually..." Proto Man was right. In the distance, there was a blue-clad humanoid robot, standing on top of a red dog jet thing.
Literally all of the Robot Masters on board went insane. They all started to run about within the carrier as Mega Man approached, Fire Man and Heat Man working on melting the exit. It took the two merely seconds to melt the door, and Cut Man immediately proceeded from the inside of the carrier, running across of the carrier to approach Mega Man.
"I'm about to make paper dolls out of you, Mega Man!" Cut Man then did a leap of faith from the carrier and tossed his Rolling Cutter at Mega Man!

Rolling Cutter
Power: 1.5
Attack: 33
->

Mega Man
Health: 27.9/28
Defense: 400

Mega Man was completely unphased. He caught the Rolling Cutter and simply watched as Cut Man fell to the ground. The cutter then disappeared into a shimmer of light, and Mega Man turned a dull grey.
"Now I got your power!" Mega Man proclaimed. He then shot a cutter at the carrier, knocking one of the boosters unable to work, and cutting into the engine.
"Curses! Mega Man's got my carrier's flight compromised!" Wily yelled in frustration, hitting his fists against the control panel. Knowing it would end in defeat, Proto Man teleported away.
Mega Man shot at the carrier once more, which sent the robots inside flying. Heat Man fell out from the carrier, but luckily latched onto it at the last second, dangling for precious life.
"AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fire Man! Grab my hand!" Heat Man reached out for Fire Man, but due to having busters equipped on both arms, Fire Man had no hands to spare. Heat Man fell to the ground, and both Fire Man and Guts Man followed at an attempt to rescue Heat Man. Air Man simply flew away into the horizon, and Wily had already ran off in his escape capsule; only Crystal Man was left.
With no other option, Crystal Man could only jump out from the carrier. Surprisingly, however, Crystal Man landed with only a minor injury [-2 dmg]. Crystal Man then caught sight of his crystal and textbook falling to the ground, and held his hand out. A surge of energy shot from his hand and hit both items, rendering both motionless as they returned to his person. [-1 SpE]
>Skill Unlocked: Crystal Phase

Current Location: Plaza

Other Areas
Mariten Avenue
Johnny's Burgers
Tony the Tiger Fan Club
Spokane Little League Colosseum
-ＶＡＰＯＲ ＲＥＣＯＲＤ store

[Actions][neutral}
Travel
Talk to:
Tour Guide, couple, girl, fruit merchant, β
Set Up Fortune Booth (Fee- 3.5 Z + 20% profits)

What will you do next?

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@Copyie : Gale ordered one Basic Burger and a Maple-Grilled Bacon Burger [-7.25 Z] and continued to eavesdrop upon the conversation between the panthers.
"I heard that, right now, at the ＶＡＰＯＲ ＲＥＣＯＲＤ place, there's only one Red Lion member along with one of the co-leaders, Vivi van Castel. Look at all of these spooky pictures of her in the news!"
One of the panthers lies down a newspaper with pictures of Vivi, along with her using various skills of hers. ->

Embargo - Target cannot use items for three turns. 2 SpE
Shadow Shock- 2.5 Power, special shadow-typed attack. 3 SpE. Heals when hits Shadow-typed target.


What will you do next?

@RotomSlashBlast : It's not an argument if I'm actually using mathematical evidence and you reply with one sentence replies; it's just you being too stubborn to accept that you're w rong

Anyway, you can already plow through wild pokemon, with or without Z-Moves and/or Mega Evolutions.

By the time you're at the mid-point in SuMo, your pokes are at least 5-10 levels above wild Pokes; you can just knock them out in a single hit, possibly two if the poke you're using is weak or is attacking a poke that resists their attack.

have you ever played Gen 2 Pokemon?
The wild pokes are underleveled as hecc in that game, so much that you need to spend about an hour to train a freshly caught poke up to speed with the rest of your team when you reach the city with the dragon gym. I bet you'd still say that Z-Moves are "overpowered" just because they can knock out a wild pokemon in one hit, even though you could do that already with a normal attack.

don't get me started on the fact that you can say the same thing about Mega Evolutions. You get a Latios/as in ORAS after Watson with a Mega Stone, and you get a Lucaro with a Mega Stone after beating the rollerskate gal in XY. I dunno, man, but I think getting a Legendary Poke with the ability to Mega Evolve in the early game would be more overpowered than a one-time damage multiplier (which is under 2 most of the time, which is a lower damage multiplier than a super-effective attack).

To be completely honest, I'm pretty sure that you only like Mega Evolutions for the fact that they look pretty and can wipe out that one trainer when your other pokes aren't enough.

EDIT: read this article too you r at it's a Eurogamer article, dunno if that's good

@Rotom : I know, I know, late reply.

Z-Moves are literally just a damage multiplier, thou.
look at this table

Z-Moves aren't affected by STAB either, if I am correct (I, which means at its peak power, a Z-move would only offer a x1.42 damage multiplier (the highest damage multiplier that can be achieved seems to be around the range of 1.95 and 2*). Also note that non-attacking moves generally raise/lower one of the affected poke's stats by 1 stage.

Sure, Z-Moves don't seem very useful now, but think about it this way: any Poke can use them. You can't simply argue that Z-Moves and Mega Evolutions are the same thing, because they are completely different. For example, my Smeargle, Da Vinci, in my Sun playthrough lacked heavily in attack power (it was like level 22, with 26 Attack when I boxed it) but its Z-Move helped it gain an edge. Using Quick Attack, my Smeargle gained a 2.25x power boost, which usually helped he gain an edge until he was able to obtain Water Gun (which lead to why poor Da Vinci got boxed; apparently, my Smeargle had an even more pitiful Special Attack, and didn't even get to benefit from a 1.5x STAB boost from it. rip)

*Theoretically, the highest multiplier can be 100, since all attacking moves with a power between 0 and 65 got their attack power boosted to 100. 100 power by itself isn't relatively strong, so simply mentioning that the multiplier can go above 2 only for that one entry on the table wouln't really portray what I am trying to get across.

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Man, but those Mega Evolutions though. I can type probably 20k characters worth of text just explaining how much I despise these things for many, many different reasons. For one, they do not help with balancing different Pokes at all. As we all know, there's a solid 50 to 150 different Pokes that actually need a power boost like what Mega Evolutions offer, but they get none; as of now, the only Pokes which recieved the boost they needed from Mega Evolutions were Beedrill, Sableye, Pinsir, and Heracross. The reason why each of these Pokes need this power boost is because:
a.) 3 out of four of these Pokes are Bug-typed, which are notorious for a majority not being made at the full potential at which they can by Game Freak, while the other ones are simply early game bugs.
b.) 3 out of four of these Pokes have the possibility to gain an evolution. Pinsir, Heracross, and Sableye have absolutely no evolutions besides their Basic form. They all could have recieved at least one normal evolution for the 10+ years they have been in these games, but really haven't besides these Mega Evolutions.

Now, these two factors of which Mega Evolutions are desperately leeching upon in order not to look unnecessary can be achieved in other methods. In order to strengthen the Pokes I have mentioned above, Game Freak can simply give these pokes (and others that I may have not mentioned) a BST boost and/or a better moveset, along with giving the ones without an evolution one.

Don't give me the "but wot if Game Freak has no ideas for what Sableye, Heracross, and Pinsir at all?" either. Anyone with at least a drop of creativity would know that a hypothetical Sableye evolution would be more lanky and svelte than its pre-evolution, similar to the fictional creatures they are based upon. Pinsir and Heracross can become either more devilish insect monsters than they already are, or go a similar route as Incineroar and evolve to appear more like the fighters they are based upon. Imagine a four-armed demon Pinsir, with more prominent legs and the ability to actually suplex a Poke and do damage based on the Poke's weight relative to this insect thing.

Now, back onto Mega Evolutions. The reason why they make the entire game less balanced is because, unlike Z-Moves, every Poke that uses it gets a different boost, and not every Poke has the ability to use them either. If Mega Evolutions claim to "balance the game by making weaker Pokes harder, better, faster, and stronger" then why do legendary Pokes need them as well. Sure, at worst, these Legendary Pokes compete less good than other Legendary Pokes (maybe) but you can't say that Mewtwo needs 2 Mega Evolutions because it is such a poor, unprivileged poke and not even mention how Luvdisc has 330 BST and no evolution to its name without looking petty.

Here, I will list a group of Pokemon:
Lucario, Gardevoir, Gallade, Latias, Latios, Rayquaza, Mewtwo, Salamence, Altaria.

These pokes are stronk things. They are all relatively popular Pokes (especially Lucario and Gardevoir ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) )

Nice I hit the character limit. Rant continues in another post

Mega Evolutions are such a bad gimmick though, why do you want more of them for any reason besides their pretty designs?

I just want a post game, something that can keep me playing for a while after the main game. Battle Tree is okay I suppose, but I can never get into things like that.

Mystery Dungeon does it good thou, better than the main series. I just kinda want new dungeons to explore I guess, new areas like that where I can catch new pokes. The legendary Tapu things don't count, of coursw

@Copyie : (Note: You can pretty much go where you want on the map, unless if the story prevents you to. Also, it's completely possible that a player will run into a random encounter and be interrupted if they're traveling long distances)
Copyie decides to head into Johnny's Burgers in order to prepare for the Red Lions.

The interior of Johnny's Burgers had a 50s diner aesthetic of sorts; it had a checkerboard pattern floor, a bar with high, pink stools set next to it. The walls had newspaper clippings from the early 1950s, and had paintings and pictures of various celebrities from that time set up on the walls. There were tables set across the walls, which allowed a walkway between the bar and the tables. Behind the bar was a man in his mid 30s, who wore a black vest and had a Ron Swanson-like mustache. He was making a milkshake for a person at the bar, and was serving burgers as well.

Menu*
Basic Burger- 3 Z
A basic hamburger with cheese, lettuce, pickles, and ketchup. Replenishes 30 Health, and increases Attack growth.

Maple-Grilled Bacon Burger- 4.25 Z
Hamburger with bacon, put on a grill and cooked using maple syrup instead of charcoal. Replenishes 40 Health, recovers Wounded status effect, and increases Attack growth.

Milkshake- 2.5 Z
Brings all the boys to the yard. Replenishes 15 Health and increases Sp. Attack and Sp. Defense growth.

*As this is a business, the Charisma discount bonus doesn't effect this business's items.

Sitting at the bar, Gale could hear two people having a conversation. They were both panthers wearing suits, (literally just normal panthers. And they're wearing suits) the one on the left was eating a burger with a fork and knife. ~fancy~
"Say, Gerald, did you hear about what the Red Lions did today?"
"I can't say I have, Alastair."
"Well, the news said that they're currently robbing that Vapor Records store!"
"That weird Japanese place with the smooth jazz?"
"Yes! Turns out that the record store has a recipe for this magic healing water. The ingrediants that make it up cost at least 3 Zenny, but the healing water can be sold for up to 1,000 Z! If those Red Lions get their hands on the recipe, then they might as well be invincible!"
"Nice."

What will you do next?

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Storung
[HP: 25] [SpE: 23] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Worn-Down Palm Glove: 4 Power. Special, Force-typed.
Inflicts damage 2 turns after being used. Cannot be used if the weapon is already about to inflict damage.
Crystal Shard: 1.44 Power. Special, Crystal-typed

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Chuck
[HP: 40] [SpE: 8] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Thread Whip: 2.55 Power. Physical, Sound-typed
Has 50% chance of hitting opponent again (1.25 Power)
Cardboard Claws: 0.65 Power. Physical, Cutter-typed
Hits 2-5 times

Inventory- Cinnamon Pretzel
Money- 17.05 Z
More info

Gale
[HP: 30] [SpE: 7] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
1776 American Musket 2.75 Power, Physical, Impact-typed.
3/3 Bullets. Takes two turns to reload.
Cheap Firework Package 1.33 Power, Special, Explode-typed.
Hits all enemies. 25% chance to hit user as well.

Inventory- Sector 1 Map
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Storung
[HP: 25] [SpE: 23] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Worn-Down Palm Glove: 4 Power. Special, Force-typed.
Inflicts damage 2 turns after being used. Cannot be used if the weapon is already about to inflict damage.
Crystal Shard: 1.44 Power. Special, Crystal-typed

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Chuck
[HP: 40] [SpE: 8] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Thread Whip: 2.55 Power. Physical, Sound-typed
Has 50% chance of hitting opponent again (1.25 Power)
Cardboard Claws: 0.65 Power. Physical, Cutter-typed
Hits 2-5 times

Inventory- Cinnamon Pretzel
Money- 17.05 Z
More info

Gale
[HP: 30] [SpE: 7] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
1776 American Musket 2.75 Power, Physical, Impact-typed.
3/3 Bullets. Takes two turns to reload.
Cheap Firework Package 1.33 Power, Special, Explode-typed.
Hits all enemies. 25% chance to hit user as well.

Inventory- Sector 1 Map
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

@Charchar : As Storung looked into the empty bakery, he saw exactly what someone would see inside of a closed down bakery: the inside of a closed down bakery. There were a few baked goods lying around on the floor, but they're probably stale. By the time Storung walked from the bakery, the weird Japanese music store was flooding the street with an odd purple mist, which was probably the reason why Storung decided to run away from that street.

Storung was making his way onto Maple Grove, the next street from where he was. He had to go through a few sketchy areas; things such as broken down alleyways, empty streets, things among those lines. On various surfaces, there was graffiti. Most of it were written towards the current candidates; there was a drawing of β, with "βeef" written under it. There was also a drawing of the lion guy from the debate Storung went to, with the words "don't vote for him hes just lion to you" over it. There was also a drawing of a green cat and a portrait of Charlemagne.

Eventually Storung did arrive to Maple Grove. It was a small stretch of roads within the city and, unlike most other areas in the city, there were only a few large buildings on the street instead of a large collection of small buildings. One of them was a large, cube-shaped building made with mainly glass, which let people from outside look inside, and vice versa. If Storung were to look inside, he'd see an array of people inside that were simply just fighting each other. For example, two people were clashing swords against each other, and another group were just throwing sticks at each other. What exactly were they doing in there? It was a mystery.

On the other side of the street was a large, beautifully polished building with "Delilah's Jewelers" written on it in big, black lettering. There were a group of ruffians breaking inside of the building, and the sound of a woman screaming. Just a normal day.

Next to the fighting building thing, there was a really big house, probably as big as a mansion! There was a cart of sorts being pulled by horses parked near the mailbox of the house, and if Storung looked over to the door, he'd notice a milkman standing in front of the door, holding a crate of milk bottles. The door bell was quickly answered, and the man who opened up the door turned out to be the lion from the debate! As he took the crate of milk bottles, two short lion children ran out from the house and made themselves visible.

"Whoa, look at that horse! I want to eat that horse!" One child loudly announced.
"Please, don't do that, I don't wanna pay for those horses again." The lion replied, giving the milkman a 10 Z bill.
"If milk is made from cows, why isn't the milkman's cart pulled by cows?"
"Well, son, that's because- gosh, I dunno. That's actually a good question."

What will you do next?

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@Copyie : The tour guide shrugged.
"Well, we don't exactly know how many are in that area, or how strong they are, but we're able to make a few estimates from the few pictures we've gotten.

Amount: 2-4 members + The 2 ring leaders

Each member has 20 Health, while the two ring leaders have 35.

Weapons- Members:
Red Dagger - 1.5 Power. Cutter-typed
75% Chance to hit.
Basic Claw - 0.5 Power. Nature-typed
Hits 1-4 times.

Weapons- Ring Leaders:
Magic Stick 1.7 Power. Force-typed.
Hits all players at the scene
Poison Dart 1.2 Power. Virus-typed.
After being hit, opponent will lose Health equal to a 0.65 power virus-typed move for 4 turns.
Red Lion Claw 4 Power. Flame-types
Can only be used once.

Locations
Johnny's Burgers
Tony the Tiger Fan Club
Alleyways (Enemy Spawning Area)

What will you do next?

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@Walter : As Chuck walked over to the Red Lion Member, he gingerly set down a small, red knife on the table, inches from the stack of bandannas.
"You better be here to be purchase one of these bandannas. They're, uh, top notch."
As the Red Lion member stared Chuck down, Wetzel simply watched in the distance, backing away in order to avoid conflict.

What will you do next?

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@Copyie : The Tour Guide was directing a woman to the nearest fast food place, but immediately turned around when she heard Gale's voice speaking to her.
"Oh, you want to know more about the town? Well, I'm in a bit of a rush right now, but this map may help you find out where you want to go!"

The woman handed Gale a Sector 1 Map!

"The train terminal can take you to other parts of town, but right now it's closed down by a group of local ruffians that call themselves the "Red Lions." The fact that people can't get out of this general area of town is pretty bad, and I don't think the police are doing anything to get them out of here. Oh, if only someone could help out with that,"

What will you do next?

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@Charchar : Due to not completely understanding what is happening on the plaza, Storung decides to head down into town.
Storung ends up down a street with merely a few businesses, but mainly has houses going down the street. For most businesses on the street, it was rather easy to tell which building sells or does what. The General Store had a large sign over it which exactly said what it was, "General Store." The recently added Little League Colosseum had a large, elegantly painted mural of two strong, armored men clashing swords, with the words "1v1 bouts- Johnson v. Brunswick. 5 Z per ticket!"
If Storung were to walk further, he would have seen the closed down bakery. It was colorfully painted, but had a banner strung across it saying "Closed Down: Please do not break in to the building." The windows were broken, and there were various baked goods lying outside of said window. It appears that, despite its closing, there's still food and possibly even a person inside of it.
However, there was one building that just seemed to be an enigma of sorts. It was a low-roof building that was rather long, similar to a miniature elementary school. In English was a sign that read "ＶＡＰＯＲ ＲＥＣＯＲＤ Store." Below that, written in a much smaller writing was "世界的に有名な電子アーティストVektroidが署名したフローラル・ショップ・アルバムを無料でプレゼント" in what looked like very aggressive Japanese. From inside the building Storung could hear a deep, slow rhythm playing, and a strong purple mist emerged out from the building

Locations
General Store
Spokane Little League Colosseum
ＶＡＰＯＲ ＲＥＣＯＲＤ Store

Actions
Try to break into Bakery
Go deeper into town

What will you do next?

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@Walter : Wetzel, a nervous and fidgety ocelot child, took Chuck's 2.95 Z and stuffed it into his pocket, sliding a Cinnamon Pretzel back to Chuck. The pretzel merchant then looked over to the man selling the bandannas and gave Chuck a nervous stare.
"Oh gosh, that guy. Be careful around him; if you pass by him without buying anything from him, he goes crazy. Last week, I passed by him to use the bathroom without buying anything, and he beat me up and stole all of the money I made that day! Just be careful around him, okay?"

Locations
Gregory Street
-Robbie Rotten Fan Club
-Johnny's Burgers
Elgarose Lane
-Spokane Little League Colosseum
-ＶＡＰＯＲ ＲＥＣＯＲＤ Store
Cedar Street

Action
Provoke Red Lion Member
Buy
Haggle
Sell
Talk to:
Wetzel, Red Lion Member, Old Lady

What will you do next?

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@All :
In case you haven't read Copyie's post, the map of the surrounding area looks like this

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Storung
[HP: 25] [SpE: 23] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Worn-Down Palm Glove: 4 Power. Special, Force-typed.
Inflicts damage 2 turns after being used. Cannot be used if the weapon is already about to inflict damage.
Crystal Shard: 1.44 Power. Special, Crystal-typed

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Chuck
[HP: 40] [SpE: 8] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Thread Whip: 2.55 Power. Physical, Sound-typed
Has 50% chance of hitting opponent again (1.25 Power)
Cardboard Claws: 0.65 Power. Physical, Cutter-typed
Hits 2-5 times

Inventory- Cinnamon Pretzel
Money- 17.05 Z
More info

Gale
[HP: 30] [SpE: 7] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
1776 American Musket 2.75 Power, Physical, Impact-typed.
3/3 Bullets. Takes two turns to reload.
Cheap Firework Package 1.33 Power, Special, Explode-typed.
Hits all enemies. 25% chance to hit user as well.

Inventory- Sector 1 Map
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Storung
[HP: 25] [SpE: 23] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Worn-Down Palm Glove: 4 Power. Special, Force-typed.
Inflicts damage 2 turns after being used. Cannot be used if the weapon is already about to inflict damage.
Crystal Shard: 1.44 Power. Special, Crystal-typed

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Chuck
[HP: 40] [SpE: 8] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Thread Whip: 2.55 Power. Physical, Sound-typed
Has 50% chance of hitting opponent again (1.25 Power)
Cardboard Claws: 0.65 Power. Physical, Cutter-typed
Hits 2-5 times

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Gale
[HP: 30] [SpE: 7] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
1776 American Musket 2.75 Power, Physical, Impact-typed.
3/3 Bullets. Takes two turns to reload.
Cheap Firework Package 1.33 Power, Special, Explode-typed.
Hits all enemies. 25% chance to hit user as well.

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

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Note: Aaaaaa I'm sorry, not even 10 comments in and I'm already having to post everything within two posts. Don't worry thou, it's fine so far

@Copyie : Accepted!

Gale stood within the crowds of the current debate going on in Spokane's Plaza. He stood within the back of the crowds, wearing large, baggy clothing in order to hide his non-human physique. He wore a pair of sunglasses that would not only cover his eyes, but allow him to communicate with who he currently worked for. Gale might have had trouble looking over the crowds of people, but he could still see the two candidates standing on the stage. Gale could recognize β, but he did not really know who else was standing on the stage. The other candidate was quite literally a lion; that is not a metaphor either, the candidate was an anthropomorphic lion person with some snazzy hair, (he uses at least five bottles of conditioner a day) he appeared quite nervous, and the small red bow tie he wore made him look as if he was a pet dog dressed up by his owners. Then, a voice came out from the chip attached to Gale's glasses, speaking in a hushed tone as if other people were around him.
"Hey, are you sure about this, Gale? β doesn't seem too suspicious to me, just a regular politician. I'll let you try and look further into him, but please don't try and do anything that'd get you into trouble, okay?"

Actions
Stay and listen
Investigate
Head somewhere else
Talk to:
Zawadi, β, Girl, Tour Guide, Couple, Fruit Merchant

Nearby Locations
Spokane General Store
Johnny's Burgers
Tony the Tiger Fan Club
Head into city and try to find more ->

What will you do next?

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@Walter : Chuck decided that this political nonsense is nothing but that: political nonsense.

Seeking action, Chuck went down a street east of the plaza: . He went down a street with a variety of people walking about, buying things from a variety of merchants. There were only about three different merchants on the street, all selling different goods.

Merchants
There were merely four merchants, and all of them specialized in a narrow category of goods:

Old Woman- Weak Armor Merchant
Selling:
Knitted Socks: 6.5 6.4 Zenny
+3 Defense, +1 Sp. Defense. Opponent Attack Power -0.08
Knitted Pants: 10.5 10.33 Zenny
+4 Defense, +4 Sp. Defense. Opponent Attack Power -0.15
Gardener's Hat: 9 8.85 Zenny
+1 Defense, +3 Sp. Defense. Opponent Attack Power -0.18
-> Flame-typed Attack Power -0.66

Wetzel the Pretzel Cat- Healing Items Merchant
Selling:
Basic Pretzel: 2 1.97 Zenny
Freshly baked dough knot with a bit of salt. Replenishes 20 Health.
Cinnamon Pretzel: 3 2.95 Zenny
Pretzel baked in a sweet, cinnamon-tasting batter that's always popular with kids. Replenishes 40 Health. Slightly improves Stat Growth of Charisma.
Breakfast Sandwich 4 3.93 Zenny
An entire meal in one item! Breakfast Sandwich consists of a sausage patty with a bit of cheese on it, with scrambled eggs, baked on a pretzel bun. Replenishes 50 Health. Slightly improves Stat Growth of Attack, Sp. Defense, and Charisma.

"Red Lion" Gang Member
Selling:
Bandana 500 491.75 Zenny
+10 Defense

Actions
Buy
Haggle
Steal
Head deeper into the city (Enemy encounter rate: 12%)
Search for conflict (Enemy encounter rate: 95%)

Locations
Johnny's Burgers
General Store
Accountant Building
ＶＡＰＯＲ ＲＥＣＯＲＤ Store

What will you do next?

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@Charchar : Storung decided to stay and listen to the current debate. The current question both candidates have to answer is:
Will you open up the old bakery if you are elected?

β-
β shuffled a bit at the podium. He knew that a large fraction of those within the audience were regular customers of the bakery. It wouldn't hurt to open it up if β was already making money from the stadiums, as the bakery was originally an attempt to obtain money from anyone visiting, as it would always be decorated with bright, cheerful colors.
"Well, I don't really see any harm in opening up the bakery. If so many people enjoyed it, then why had it closed down in the first place? If I am elected, I will, indeed, open up the bakery."

Zawadi-
The question seemed to send a surge of energy through Zawadi's body, as if he was waiting for someone to ask that specific question. He adjusted his bow tie a bit, then walked up to the podium.
"Of course I'll open up the bakery! Not only do many people in the audience love the bakery, but I do too. It was so, very heartbreaking to hear the Baker lose her job, after working here with us for 35 years. If elected, not only will we make sure that the bakery will be opened up once more, me and fellow candidate Mel Browne will work to improve the bakery in anyway we possibly can!"

Reviews:
β- Neutral
Zawadi- Neutral-Possitive

Total people at debate: 88
Will Storung vote?

What will you do next?

@Walter : Accepted!

@Charchar : Accepted!

Bear with me please; this is the starting post, and I may be a little rusty from being inactive in the roleplay section for a couple of months

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Storung and Chuck were being transported to Spokane on a boat. The boat was similar to that of a cruise ship, though only made to hold about 50 people at the most. It was a mild, cold morning, a thin fog settled across the scene. It had started to rain as well, but the rain itself was inconsistent; it would often rain for five minutes, then stop for ten or twenty minutes before raining for a few more minutes.
The ship was rather barren, the only people on the cruise ship besides Storung and Chuck were an elderly, Chinese couple and a tour guide. The tour guide was a small woman who was about 4'10" and had shoulder length dirty-blonde hair. She wore a black dress with a small, golden emblem of a swan, with "Spokane Swans" written below the emblem in gold lettering. As the woman talked, she simultaneously used sign language to translate in the case of any deaf viewers on the boat.

"I am your tour guide, Sarah, and now we are reaching our destination: Spokane. Spokane was founded in 1978 by a war veteran who strived to create Spokane as a safe haven for those within the anti-war movement, and attempted to construct it as a family-friendly city. However, because rising tensions between townspeople involved within the current election for Spokane's mayor, the crime rates seem to be rising. The leaders of the biggest ruffian group in town are the children of candidate Vince van Castel! But, the rise in crime rates could also be in protest to the latest pastry bakery closing down; a ton of people were devastated to see the bakery go after 20 years of service. I liked their eclairs..." The woman frowned a bit to the crowd, then pointed over to a large collection of buildings in the distance, the fog starting to clear up. "Don't worry, though. This town is strictly against any violence that may occur over this election, or the closing of our bakery. If you see any sorts of fighting during any one of the candidates' speeches, please report the incident to the authorities."

As the ship cruised closer to the land mass, a large crowd of people could be seen crowding in front of a stage. If Storung and Chuck were to strain their eyes, they could see a small, frail man with a large black helmet behind one podium. At the other podium a lion stood, who seemed to be much more taller and well-built than the frail man, but seemed to be trying to avoid staring directly to him.

When the boat reached land, the woman and the Chinese couple stood off from the boat, looking in awe to the two characters on the stage. The couple had never seen such colorful, fantasy-book like characters in their life, and merely staring at the two was oddly gratifying.

"People often move to Spokane because of the clashing of species here. Spokane is pouring with diversity, and gives off a fantasy of a sci-fi-esque feeling in the city. Well, that's the reason I moved here, at least." The woman let the two off from the boat, giving them a gentle smile as they boarded off from the boat.

The two could hear the candidates talking from the podium, starting to address the closing of the bakery. A small, young girl meekly held a microphone as she walked to the stage, staring up to the two candidates.

"Z-Zah, Zuh..." The young girl held a flash card, and clearly had trouble pronouncing the names of the candidates, "Oh, Z-Za... Za-wa-di... And, uh... W-what's even that letter... Uhm..." The girl just looked up to the two candidates, her face starting to burn up in embarrassment, "Mayor candidate guys, what are your opinions on the bakery, and will you put it back into service if you get elected?"

[Actions]{election}
Stay and listen
Head off somewhere else
Talk to:
Zawadi, β, Girl, Tour Guide, Couple, Fruit Merchant

Nearby locations
Spokane General Store
Johnny's Burgers
Tony the Tiger Fan Club
Head into city and try to find more ->

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Storung
[HP: 25] [SpE: 23] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Worn-Down Palm Glove: 4 Power. Special, Force-typed.
Inflicts damage 2 turns after being used. Cannot be used if the weapon is already about to inflict damage.
Crystal Shard: 1.44 Power. Special, Crystal-typed

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

Chuck
[HP: 40] [SpE: 8] [LVL: 1 (0/19 exp)]
Weapons:
Thread Whip: 2.55 Power. Physical, Sound-typed
Has 50% chance of hitting opponent again (1.25 Power)
Cardboard Claws: 0.65 Power. Physical, Cutter-typed
Hits 2-5 times

Inventory-
Money- 20.00 Z
More info

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ack this is barely crossing the chara limit

ack, this is a thing still?

im voting for Gemini Man then if the votes are still being accepted

Oke, I really love Sunstar. His design is cool, he leads a group of super-powerful space robot and one of them is a cat, and that name sounds cool too! Sun - Star. Okey so maybe it sounds really silly when you think of it thou. It's like Cat - Feline

Anyway, Sunstar may be kinda cool, but is he Higsby cool? Not. At. All.
Is Zero Higsby cool? Look again
Is Higsby himself Higsby cool? huh


If it's not obvious, my vote goes to Higsby

Higsby
Sunstar

Higsby shall rise

For Stardust 2.0, I shall rejoin this thing as Wetzel the Pretzel Merchant

Name: Wetzel
Gender: a e s t h e t i c
Image:

Wetzel is an ocelot who's just trying to make end's meet by selling pretzels on the street corner. His dream is to grow up and become a professional chef, like Gordon Ramsey or Robbie Rotten. However, he's stuck with pretzels until his starts to pick up speed.

Wetzel is a good boy. He tries to keep up with the latest pretzel trends (like cinnamon pretzels or pretzels in the shape of memes) but he falls behind sometimes. He likes taking long naps and eating food (especially almonds). He's a pretty cool cat, but is screaming on the inside because he's worried that his pretzel business is gonna fail miserably.

EDIT: frick I forgot clothing choice.

When it comes to clothing, Wetzel is a very modest child. He usually wears a thick, black turtleneck and a black pair of sweatpants. He wears dress shoes on his front and back feet, and wears knee-length black socks

Dark Man 4
Sigma

Mega Man is just such a boring character thou. Sigma is cool, he's a nasty villain robot that does a thing (I dunno because I'm an uncultured pleb) and he has a dog too! Does Mega Man have a dog? I think not

Edit: ok I'm sorry Mega Man has a dog. But Rush can't do this: