[Meta Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

*Reads Your Latest Post*

Forgive my double post, mates, but @Spiritmon what the fuck are you trying to do? You're pulling a Ventus/Larry right there with TRYING TO CHOP OFF HIS ARM, which is B I G R E D F L A G something is wrong with your character. At the very least if you're going to be blatent about his Shadow Infection you'd wait for Karen to give a reading and then let Pyra try to Faint it out of him first, and NOT go straight for worst case scenario options.

Though if you do have to cut off your arm, it'd be rather fitting, considering Kogeki's own one arm status in the human world....no, bad Windos, no trying to make it sound cool! Don't hack off your arm willy nilly, mate!!!

[Spiritmon]

Okay okay. I will edit and see what I can do. I want to try to get rid of the Infection someway before it spread to the rest of his body. Perhaps...I don't know faint him might help?

Any other ideas people?

[Spiritmon]

*Reads Your Latest Post*

Forgive my double post, mates, but @Spiritmon what the fuck are you trying to do? You're pulling a Ventus/Larry right there with TRYING TO CHOP OFF HIS ARM, which is B I G  R E D  F L A G  something is wrong with your character. At the very least if you're going to be blatent about his Shadow Infection you'd wait for Karen to give a reading and then let Pyra try to Faint it out of him first, and NOT go straight for worst case scenario options.

Though if you do have to cut off your arm, it'd be rather fitting, considering Kogeki's own one arm status in the human world....no, bad Windos, no trying to make it sound cool! Don't hack off your arm willy nilly, mate!!!

Done! I edited my last post with instructions to Karen and Marcus what I going to do.

Lets see if we can get rid of this infection before it get worse scenario.

[no one]

Sorry for the delay, exams are coming up for me so I spend most of my time studying now.

While I understand why you all don't like the idea of the group splitting up both IC and OOC, I'd like to go through with it. Dragon says that he'd be fine with multiple parties doing stuff at a time (and I assume that we'll all reunite for major stuff anyway) so I think we're fine on that front. I don't think a whole lot would change mechanically. As for the issues that Pyra might have with it, I don't think there's any way of getting around it. Daxter's sick of having to stop her from doing some pretty brutal things and he doesn't want to linked to it when something inevitably happens. That, and Daxter makes some pretty rash decisions when he's upset, so it honestly feels like the most natural thing to do IC. Dragon told me that there'll be a timeskip after which everyone will get experience and a few picks from a pool of Pokemon that they will have recruited so I think any roles that Daxter and Karen may fill could end up getting covered through that. He's got nothing against Kee and Karen (he actually likes them) but he's really not feeling all that tight with Pyra. I see she's being uncharacteristically gentle in Windos's latest post, but like I said: Daxter does rash things when he's upset and he's very definitely pretty upset at the moment so it's likely that he wouldn't really care because he's still fixated on events from earlier.

If you still are resolutely against Daxter leaving the guild, the best I can offer is delaying it slightly. If his view of Pyra and Kogeki improves by then, he'll stick around. But if it stays the same, he will probably end up leaving. It'd be more of a "when" thing rather than an "if" thing. I'll post in the game thread after you guys give me your final thoughts on it, so that'll probably be a little later.

[Lord Windos]

Sorry for the delay, exams are coming up for me so I spend most of my time studying now.

While I understand why you all don't like the idea of the group splitting up both IC and OOC, I'd like to go through with it. Dragon says that he'd be fine with multiple parties doing stuff at a time (and I assume that we'll all reunite for major stuff anyway) so I think we're fine on that front. I don't think a whole lot would change mechanically. As for the issues that Pyra might have with it, I don't think there's any way of getting around it. Daxter's sick of having to stop her from doing some pretty brutal things and he doesn't want to linked to it when something inevitably happens. That, and Daxter makes some pretty rash decisions when he's upset, so it honestly feels like the most natural thing to do IC. Dragon told me that there'll be a timeskip after which everyone will get experience and a few picks from a pool of Pokemon that they will have recruited so I think any roles that Daxter and Karen may fill could end up getting covered through that. He's got nothing against Kee and Karen (he actually likes them) but he's really not feeling all that tight with Pyra. I see she's being uncharacteristically gentle in Windos's latest post, but like I said: Daxter does rash things when he's upset and he's very definitely pretty upset at the moment so it's likely that he wouldn't really care because he's still fixated on events from earlier.

If you still are resolutely against Daxter leaving the guild, the best I can offer is delaying it slightly. If his view of Pyra and Kogeki improves by then, he'll stick around. But if it stays the same, he will probably end up leaving. It'd be more of a "when" thing rather than an "if" thing. I'll post in the game thread after you guys give me your final thoughts on it, so that'll probably be a little later.

Understandable! I got my own share of exams too, so I can sympathize with you there. Wish they'd go easy with them, but they take to the 'excessive grading' policy to the T where I'm from. Gah...

.....*Claps hands* Welp, looks like I'm most likely going to be rolling up a new character soonish! A shame we couldn't work things out OOC, but if your preference is go hard on the IC route then I can't really object if that is what you think is best for Dax and yourself. It'll be a pain to have to start all over, but I suppose it'll be a good learning lesson as any for all of us. That being not to mix differently moral/blue orange characterization with more hardline Good characters, unless everyone is willing to work with it OOC or find ways to work with it IC. Or you can make the character a lot more discrete about having amoralness around the do-gooders and have good BSing skills, something that Pyra is incapable of doing at her point of development. 

Until I see how Dax breaks the news to everyone about his decision, I'm going to refrain from making any specific plans about how badly Pyra is going to handle it (and what she'll do), but from what I'm reading......he's probably not going to be too gentle about it and heap a bunch of anger onto the lass as part of his reasons.

On a side but related note, I wish we could all find ways to cooperate OOC more often than the rare exception, but I suppose when you're invested in your PC doing what they want IC is a greater priority. This is perhaps the biggest problem that has come up that isn't going to be resolved OOC and cooperatively, and it's making me think that trying to do as such in the future ain't going to work out so well, outside of coordinating BIG Battles or purchasing decisions.

[Spiritmon]

Well...I don't like the idea of the group go separate paths, nor I like to change how I roleplay because of one character (or more than one to be honest). I only change how I roleplay if they during roleplay or only if the situation really is serious enough to change.

If you want to go that path, I respect your decision. But the same way I will not change right now Kogeki "gray" mindset just because of Daxter. Not for you nor Karen.

I hope you have a good idea of healers and spread attackers @Dragonstrike, because we gonna need it.

[Spiritmon]

@no one Are you really, REALLY sure you want to go that path about separate the group? Do get separate in your way and take Karen with you? And how this affect negative in the long term?

I mean, don't you think you are kinda be...harsh to much on others? Kee character might affect in taking away someone important and precious to us, and break Pyra to the point of her join Team Artificer who for sure might have a negative impact on her.

I sorry but I can't help that decision it's kinda forcing our characters to change how we act just because we have a more gray tone instead of the "black and white" concept of the group in general. It's a bit unfair both as player and character too. Despite be gray in alignment, Pyra and Kogeki are loyal to the group and do everything to help everyone.

Even more since Dragonstrike offer a more positive solution without negative effects who is making separate groups but still keeping everyone in the same team. Its simple and will not have negative impact.

You must be careful if it worth the trouble in taking such decision despite be aware of the consequences it might bring.

But as I said before if that your decision, I will respect. However you need to be sure if it is truly a good decision to go and what consequences it will bring.

I said before and I will say it again. I will not force change how my char behave because of you. Only if it naturally via roleplay or if my roleplay begin to cause consequences to the group.

I not fighting. And I not your enemy. I just want to know if you truly TRULY want to go that path and the consequences it holds.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(...) I mean, don't you think you are kinda be...harsh to much on others? Kee character might affect in taking away someone important and precious to us, and break Pyra to the point of her join Team Artificer who for sure might have a negative impact on her. (...)

I guess you means Daxter and not Kee, do you? Kee is my playable chara, he's not going to leave, haha!~

[Spiritmon]

(...) I mean, don't you think you are kinda be...harsh to much on others? Kee character might affect in taking away someone important and precious to us, and break Pyra to the point of her join Team Artificer who for sure might have a negative impact on her. (...)

I guess you means Daxter and not Kee, do you? Kee is my playable chara, he's not going to leave, haha!~

Sorry if it was confused what I said. I mean taking Karen could affect emotionally Kee since Karen is someone important to him, and be separated that way could affect your character.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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(...) I mean, don't you think you are kinda be...harsh to much on others? Kee character might affect in taking away someone important and precious to us, and break Pyra to the point of her join Team Artificer who for sure might have a negative impact on her. (...)

I guess you means Daxter and not Kee, do you? Kee is my playable chara, he's not going to leave, haha!~

Sorry if it was confused what I said. I mean taking Karen could affect emotionally Kee since Karen is someone important to him, and be separated that way could affect your character.

Ah, I see what you mean then! Nah, both Daxter's and Karen's (and eventually Pyra's too) leaving will affect Kee in some way negatively, but not to such a degree that it'll hinder him in the long term. He'll be moody for a while, and ask each of them to allow him (Kee) to properly bid goodbye to them, but all he wants to is to basically become a famous and respected member and adventurer of Delphox's Guild - with or without a team doesn't really matter all too much to him in-chara.