Post by administration team on Jan 16, 2012 20:12:54 GMT -5
☠ THE GENERAL RULES
[/size]this is gonna go quickly because everyone should know this stuff: no powerplaying, no godmodding, and obey the proboards tos (that i know you all read, right? right? of course you have ;3). that means no descriptive sex (use fade-to-black), no drug usage, and limit your violence. don't be a douche in the cbox, if you have a qualm with someone, take it to pm. otherwise it gets annoying. this is a one account per character site, so register with FIRST MIDDLE LAST in all caps, please~ for a word count, we don't have one! how exciting. instead, we would like one paragraph. that's about 5 sentences at the least. you guys can do that, easy as pie! just make sure you keep it at that length.
for graphics, keep the icons all at 100x100. signatures must be below 500 in width. if it stretches the site, don't put it up or we will take liberty of taking it down for you. all signatures must contain your character's pc box. even if you just have an image that links to your character's box, that's fine. below is the code for how you would put your character's pc box in your signature:[url=PC BOX LINK HERE]character's name's pc box[/url]
☠ THE CHARACTER RULES
[/size]applications may not be wip for more than a full week. come on, guys, that's the easiest app ever. any app abandoned will be moved and the account deleted, so make sure you stay active. also, don't join and ditch. if you haven't been active for one month with your character, the account will be deleted and your pokemon will be sent off to auction. feel free to join again, but you'd have to start all over with your pokemon collection.
don't make a mary sue or gary stu or emo stu. seriously, just don't. it's boring and annoying. if your character has a traumatic past, tone it down and show how affected they are by it. for example, someone who was abused as a kid might have attachment issues. do your research. also, we don't allow powers here. leave all of that to the pokemon! there are no pokemorphs here or anything like that. no magic. nothing. no, your character cannot sense auras. sorry.
your character may only be of a real life face claim. this means you may not use a drawing or anime character for your character. instead, look at models and such. there are plenty of celebrities that you could use to your advantage for your face claim. actors, musicians, and models are great examples, but please -- if a person has requested they not be used as a face claim, respect their wishes. a growing list has been formed: Lara Jade, Frieda Rose, Lauren Peralta, TwiggX, and Zoe Kimball are not allowed to be used here.
if you're making a captain, they may start with a team of up to six pokemon. each pokemon must be in the mid to upper thirties in levels. anything more and we'll have to ask you to change it. they can, of course, gain more levels once you start battling c: no captain's pokemon may be shiny unless you request a roll. then, of course, it will be 1/200 chance like everyone else.
other than that, please use common sense. administrators reserve the right to reject your application if it doesn't fit in with the site, even if it isn't stated in the rules. just don't be stupid xD
☠ THE POKEMON RULES
[/size]your pokemon starter is automatically given to you when you start on skyward bound. this means that there is no such thing as an orientation or anything in order to get your starter. your starter can be any pokemon, even restricted, unless it is listed under the special "unallowable starter" area inside the restricted thread.
pokemon cannot talk. they only say their name repeatedly, like in the anime and games. the only pokemon who can talk are all psychic types and legendaries. both speak through telepathy.
interacting with others here is the quickest way that your pokemon are going to gain levels, and this is how the levelling works. if you win a battle, your pokemon will gain +2 levels. you will get +1 level automatically for participating in a battle. even if you lose, you still get something out of it, so battling is highly encouraged! please note that staff members are allowed to award more levels if they so choose. so if your writing is exceptionally good, then maybe if you lose a match you will gain the same amount of levels as the winner.
when you would like to battle another trainer on the site, your posts must include the following information: the pokemon battling, their current level (which cannot be changed halfway through the battle; if it starts at 5 and gains a level in another thread, it still stays at 5 in the current one) and their ability and moveset.
during a battle, each post counts as a turn -- therefore, if a move lasts two turns (one for preparation or one for resting) then this is the only move allowed for that turn. other than this rule, each pokemon is allowed two move uses every turn. (to clarify: you can attack with tackle and fire fang, but you have to only attack with a move such as fly.) sing and pound would be a good example, along with growl and double kick.
pokemon are allowed up to 6 moves. two of these move slots are reserved for tm moves -- this means that no extra moves can be put there unless it's a tm or hm.
in double battles, each pokemon is allowed two move uses, so there may be up to four move uses in total. a dodge counts as a move. therefore, if your pokemon dodged an attack, they may only retaliate with one attack. that's why dodging shouldn't be used that much.
if a character decides to forfeit a battle (aka, delete the character, quit the RP, drop the thread) for whatever reason, then the opponent gains two levels automatically. if the battle was planned but never started, the opponent gains 2 happiness points to a pokemon of their choice.
only administrators/moderators can make wild pokemon appear. don't complain if you get a pokemon you don't like -- remember, if you faint a pokemon, you can still catch it. this isn't like the games where it's one or the other, you may both earn experience and get a new addition to your team.
happiness evolutions and egg hatching revolves around posting with the pokemon or the pokemon egg. if you have a pichu active for twenty posts, meaning that the pokemon is out of its capsule and mentioned at least once every post, then it can evolve without a level up. eggs must have the same mentioning of being carried around and cared for, but for ten posts. each egg will hatch as a level 2 pokemon. there is a higher chance of having egg moves when a pokemon is hatched as opposed to it being in the wild.
you may trade pokemon between other characters, and even trade pokemon to some of your own different characters. however, even if two of your own characters want to trade, they must actually trade rather than give it away for free. everything must have an exchange of some sort. no in character trading threads are required. even evolution trade threads are not necessary, but please, feel free to make one if you'd like! however, if you delete one of your own characters, you may select two pokemon from the deleted character to go to another one of your characters if you so choose. the rest of the pokemon will go to auction. an egg counts as a pokemon. of course, to avoid people making a character and letting them sit inactively for a month before deleting them just to get the pokemon, your character must have been active on skyward bound. the restrictions are as follows: your character needed to have completed at least three in character threads, and your character needed to have caught at least five pokemon for the transfers to kick in.
