BLADES & BULWARKS

choose a 1-3 digit number for your character! think of it as a battle.net tag of sorts. consider making the number symbolic, use a pokedex number, a japanese number pun (goroawase).

type in your character's in-game username. do not make it too long, or it may not fit on the card. furthermore, the amount of stars are arbitrary and meaningless in this event, so feel free to adjust as you wish.

type in your character's actual name here. this is needed in the case of your in-game avatar having a different appearance compared to your character's real self!

these are your character's class typings. the main element will be the "type" of your character, giving them the same weaknesses and strengths as a pokemon. furthermore, you are allowed to choose which type is the main versus the subs. think of them as "paths" or "specializations" for flavour.

here is a general description section. feel free to add a summary of your character, a diary log, or a friend's list. feel free to be creative. there is an invisible scrollbar in this section.

this is your move set and inventory. for your moveset, please select any three moves (barring legendary signature moves and OHKO moves) from the three typings of your class. in regards to your inventory, you may be able to purchase upgrades for your weapons, receive loot, and in-game currency. this section also features an invisible scrollbar.

PKING (PLAYER-KILLING) //
the vrmmorpg board is separated into a non-pk zone and pk zone. player-killing can not occur in the non-pk zone unless both players specifically agree to it in-game. however, this caveat disappears in the pk-zones.

within the pk zone, players will be able to invade threads without warning. there is a max of 4-players per thread in the pk zone to prevent crowded, confusing threads.

if the player is killed, the player will simply respawn at their previous "save point", which will most likely be a kingdom.

PvE EVENTS / TRAINING THREADS (COMING SOON) //
there will be player versus environment events and "solo training/duo training" threads you can eventually participate in. although solo training and duo training threads will generally be freeform with no need to roll, events will have specific rules outlined in their threads!

these pve events and training threads will reward you with metal coat currency, loot, and rarely, special boons that you can exchange for items in the treasure trade.

like normal solo wild threads, you will only be able to do one solo training thread in the vrmmorpg board a week with three maximum spawns.

COMBAT SYSTEM (OPTIONAL) //
should you desire to follow a combat system instead of running battles in a freeform sense, you may use this default system as long as all parties agree/the thread specifies it. furthermore, please abide by pokemon game mechanics to a reasonable degree (e.g. super-effectiveness, disarming voice will always bypass accuracy checks).

you can only perform ONE MOVE or ACTION per post regardless of whether you are using a POKEMON MOVE or not. in other words, you can only use a move like PROTECT once a post. however, you are able to use roll perks alongside any move.

every MOVE or ACTION requires a ROLL. the higher roll always wins.

health points, healing amounts, speed, status condition duration, and other gaps in this combat system should be up to you and your roleplay partners to decide. this is generally freeform!

if your move has a chance to inflict a STATUS CONDITION, feel free to make another roll command to see if it is successfully inflicted (specify it is for the burn). for example, flamethrower has a 10% chance to burn. if you roll a 1-10, you will have inflicted the burn!

EXAMPLE //

in this example, aether employee #1 uses flamethrower to attack. they do not inflict burn because their specified burn roll does not fall under the 10% chance.

aether employee #2 will allow themselves to get hit. they want to deal damage instead of dodging all the time because you can't dodge and attack at the same time or else that will be more than one move or action.

aether employee #2 gets hit, but retaliates with an ice beam attack of their own. ice beam has a 10% chance to freeze and because their specified freeze roll falls under the 10% chance, they freeze aether employee #1! if aether employee #2 was not frozen, they could hypothetically defend against the attack or attack back, etc.!

** REMEMBER, THIS COMBAT SYSTEM IS OPTIONAL. YOU CAN TOTALLY FREEFORM THIS!

*** IF YOU ARE CAUGHT CHEATING BY DELETING POSTS, EDITING POSTS, &/OR USING WORK-IN-PROGRESS POSTS TO CHECK THE OUTCOME OF YOUR ROLLS, YOUR CHARACTER WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE EVENT FOR HACKING.

MOVES, ABILITIES, WEAPONS //
there are several rules in regards to moves in this vrmmorpg event.

remember, we are following gen 7 & 8 learnsets and we do not allow the following types of moves: 1HKO moves, legendary moves, z-moves, g-max moves, let's go pikachu/eevee moves.

each class has hidden abilities which you can purchase via ABILITY SWAPS in the treasure trade.

if you purchase a weapon in the treasure trade that has a +1 bonus, you can add that +1 to your attack rolls.

you can only equip one weapon at a time.

in the near future, there may be pets and held items which you can purchase to further boost your character in a variety of ways.

IN-GAME CURRENCY & ENDEAVORS //
the in-game currency for blades & bulwarks is metal coats or MCs. although threads and missions in the vrmmorpg board will reward vrmmorpg currency, you will also be rewarded the usual pokedollars and infamy if applicable!

furthermore, there is an endeavor list with daily and event endeavors. these endeavors are achievements which you can keep track of in a post to not only redeem metal coats, but "irl" items like pokeballs and evolution items.

the endeavor list applies to all of your characters. it is up to you to allocate who gets what reward!

the threads below must be completed within the vrmmorpg board. threads outside of the vrmmorpg board do not count. when submitting your threads to moderation requests, please indicate whether it is a vrmmorpg thread. furthermore, these vrmmorpg threads will NOT COUNT for the curry system. you will receive a lot of rewards from this event via endeavors to compensate!

completing 5 posts each in a single page thread or missions: 50 MCs
completing a 2 page thread: 100 MCs
completing a 3 page+ thread: 200 MCs
completing any endeavor: 10 MCs
completing a solo training thread: 5 MCs
completing a duo training thread: 10 MCs
random events or event threads: ?? MCs