Digimon: Digital Champions [Interest Check]

[Vergil Tanner]

Ok, so, I have a new vague idea for a group game. I've been hooked on the new-ish Digimon game, Cyber Sleuth, for the past few weeks (my current count just before starting the final Chapter is 240 hours >.> ) and suddenly have kind of an urge to start a Digimon themed group game, centred around six 18 year olds who get sucked into the Digital World a la the first season of Digimon and have to work with their Digimon partners to overcome several hundred challenges in order to save the (Digital) world and return home. I don't have much more of a plot idea other than that, but it's something I want to explore and figured that before I come up with a long, in-depth plot for it, I would see if people were actually interested. Basically, the basics of what I have planned are thus:

-- Six 18 year olds, some who know each other, some who don't, get sucked into the Digital World via an unexplained phenomenon. This has not happened in the world before, so they're understandably skeptical and a bit terrified.

-- Each of these six 18 year olds is met with a Trainee Digimon, who becomes their partner. Which one you get would be decided on in a chat with the GM, since each Digimon Partner is supposed to - in the lore - both reflect an aspect of your personality, but also have something to teach you. EG, learning to rely on your friends, learning to admit that you were wrong, etc etc. Likewise, your character is supposed to be able to teach their Digimon something, so they can truly grow as individuals.

-- Their end goal is to get home and - after they learn of some Impending Catastrophe - save the Digital World in the process.

-- Sex will be allowed, but won't be the main focus.

-- It will largely run chronologically through a guided path and events, though it will have breaks regularly to explore extra curricular activities without having to wait for the plodding plot.

-- Digimon can be directly controlled by you, or they can be controlled by another player of your choice. It's up to you.

-- Newly gained Digivolutions would be dictated by me, after discussion with the player in question, just so everybody stays on a level playing field. :P

-- This might be a system game or systemless...I haven't decided yet.


So, before I go to the trouble of writing up a big long plot synopsis and Application Thread...is anybody interested in having a character who has a little Pokemon-but-better pet / friend? :P

[Amarlo]

-Stomps in and takes a seat- Gah! I hate you so much! -flips tables-

[Vergil Tanner]

Love you too, sweetie. *kisses forehead innocently*

[Vergil1989]

.......Tanner, I just want you to know, I hate your rotten guts for drawing me into this lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eOJsm9ubGk&index=63&list=PL335D46E14219645C

In all honesty though, I have absolutely LOVED the old Digimon series, but this song out of them is my favorite oddly enough.  The original was good but it gets old real quick after repeated listens lol.  Besides, this one fits what you're trying to do far more in my opinion.  Anyway, see ya in the Digital World!

[Leki]

"tmv;dr"
... too many Gerbils Vergil's, didn't read. xD
Okay I lied, I did read :P

And... I might be interested, but don't count on it xD
I've never liked system games, so scratch me out completely if you decide to go down that path.
Additionally, I've never enjoyed RP's where I play both the Human/Digimon, Trainer/pokemon FateMaster/Servant, Wielder/SoulWeapon, etcetc (you get the point). If someone was willing to let me just play the human, or just the digimon I'd be a lot more inclined to join :P

Just want to clarify this isn't me trying to negotiate in anything
I just figured I'd write down my thoughts and interests since the roleplay seems to still be largely in the planning phase.
If you decide to go with a system, or Player:2paired-characters, I'm not going to huff and puff with disappointment xD

[Vergil1989]

I actually kinda have to agree with Leki overall, except my reason for not wanting to do both Human and Digimon is simply because I've already got a ton of stuff going in terms of RPs.  I doubt I'd be able to do another two characters without my head exploding lol.  As for systems, I'm not totally against the idea, but if it's overly complicated I'd have to withdraw for the same reason.  Still, with how awesome you were to RP with before Tanner, I'm sure the story and plot itself would be pretty awesome, so that I'm not worried about at all.

[GanonDwarf]

I've never done a group game before. But I'd be very interested in this since well makes sense to have a group of Digi-destined.

I could play both my character and my digimon.

[Kiric Rand]

Gah.... i promised myself no group games anymore...... but dammit this idea is far too tempting. *stomps around huffing* That is so unfair.

*places interest in*

[Leki]

Oh and one more thing I wanted a bit of clarification on;
You mentioned that characters would be paired with "a Trainee Digimon"
When you say Trainee, did you mean the 'In-training' digimon?  Or could people play Rookies Eg;Agumon

Just asking since it'd feel pretty awkward playing a limbless blob xD
(In-training Digimon)

[Vergil1989]

No offense Kiric, but didn't you sign up for another game I'm in and never post once you were accepted?  I'm not trying to call you out or anything like that, I just was wondering why you'd sign up for a game and not post afterwards.  Regardless, it's good to see you Kiric.

Lol well they tend not to remain in that form for long Leki.

[Vergil Tanner]

Ok, so, to hit the relevant points:

-- I'm leaning towards Systemless myself. I never really liked GMing System Games, so I'm thinking of a Systemless format, buuuuut if people start getting iffy about always hitting or always dodging, I will implement a rudimentary "Hit / Miss" system. I'm sure that won't happen, though. Elliquiy tends to be pretty good for players that don't GodMode. :-)

-- You'll have both options in terms of whether you control your Digimon or if another person does. Really, it depends on if you can find another person; since this is fairly niche, everybody getting a player to do their digimon would require 10 - 12 people being interested, so...yeah, haha. If you can get another player to join as your Digimon, then cool beans! If not...you'll have to NPC them from the perspective of your character until somebody does. :-)

-- I do mean "In Training." :-) Not In Training I, but In Training II. You know how in the original series, they first arrived in the DW and were paired with Tsunemon and Tokomon and all that lot? Yeah, that's where the Digimon start, and once they get close enough that the humans are "officially" deemed to be their Tamers, they get their little Device things and the Digimon turn into Rookies.

-- There won't really be a restriction on Digivolution Paths; since Digimon personalities are as varied as human personalities even within their own "Species," you could possibly wind up with a traditionally "Evil" Digimon. Buuuut you'd have to justify it. :P

-- That's not a bad theme, but I'm a purist...I love the original theme song way more than I should. XD

[pendarious]

*falls in out of nowhere* ugh.....I'm with those who have mentioned hating you for this....I'm in a lot of other games right now but this is just one of those can't pass up things. I'm in

I can play both my tamer character and digimon or my tamer character and someone else's digimon if they want to be the tamer or someone else can play my digimon I don't care how that runs down.

[Vergil Tanner]

Sweet :-) For the record, I'm ok playing my Digimon and having somebody else play my DM. :-)

Also, I might need a little bit of help from time to time deciding on Canon stuff; I watched the old Digimon cartoons, but I don't remember much about them. So, whilst I will be largely making a lot of stuff up as I go along for Plot Points, if I need some help on working out canon stuff, I might ask questions and whatnot of you to see if you know the answers if a google search doesn't turn it up :P


Oh, one more thing: The six Digi-Destined will consist of three male and three female characters...I don't mind which one you go for - if you're a male and like writing females, go for it :P - but I want to keep it relatively evenly split. :-)

[Vergil1989]

Well, YouTube could become your best friend here Tanner, if Netflix isn't available.  I'm pretty sure they have most if not all of the first series online for those that know how to look, but I can certainly try to help if it comes up.  As for my own character, I'd likely go female personally.  As for my Digimon, while I'd prefer another player, if I have to I'll play my own partner for a while.  Either way, I prefer a more humanoid Digimon like the fox girl Renamon, to name one off the top of my head.  I like most of the rest, but if I'm partnering with a Digimon for any reason, I'd rather avoid weirdness as much as possible lol.

[Vergil Tanner]

I don't mean "Partnering" in terms of sexually, you filthy animal! :P

In any case, we can chat about Digimon closer the time...each one needs to be matched to its Trainer, so we'll look at what options you have :-) There are plenty of Digimon that go to Humanoid shapes, so it's just a matter of finding them :P

[Kiric Rand]

I can play either or depending on what is needed, and as far as the digimon, i don't mind running it myself or having another run it. I know myself I tend to prefer the more either a dragon looking or mechanical looking

[Vergil Tanner]

I think most Ultimate levels look at least partially mechanical, but we'll see what we can do! Just keep in mind the Digimon you're aiming for when creating your character :P

[Kiric Rand]

Not a problem, I have a general idea of the character already, at least personality wise

[Vergil1989]

Lol, hey, the last Digimon game I saw allowed that kind of thing.  That aside, I'm just a fan of the more humanoid types although Agumon and the rest of the dragon like Digimon, except SkullGreymon, will always be my favorites.  War Greymon for the ultimate win!

As do I, I think lol.

[Vergil Tanner]

Oh, I'm not saying it isn't allowed, just that I didn't mean it that way :P But hey, if you want to go fuck a dog Digimon, go ahead, I ain't stoppin ya. :P

But that's good to hear! Once I know that everybody is interested and has a character concept in mind, I'll get to whipping up a Seeking thread and a bio for myself! :D

[pendarious]

I've got a few different ideas in mind what I go with depends on which gender though. *shrugs* I find playing either gender to be fun (though admittedly MOST of my characters are female) I am actually leaning towards male in this case though. as for how humanoid my partner digimon is I don't care.

[Vergil Tanner]

Ok, so, question:

Which would people prefer? The Faceclaims being "Real Life" pictures, or Anime pictures? The latter may be more in keeping with the source material, but the former offers a bit more readily-available choice. It's easier to find a large selection of RL pictures than Anime pictures, after all. Which would people prefer?

[Vergil1989]

Meh, anime works well enough but I honestly don't mind either way.

[Kiric Rand]

I am cool with whatever

[Vergil Tanner]

Thanks guys, that helps a lot. ;)

[Kiric Rand]

I get the same response from my wife

[Leki]

I was actually thinking the same thing as Kiric xD
Not sure if that 'thanks' was laced with sarcasm or not, I doubt it... but still xD

I'd personally prefer anime, or at least artistic representations.
Photography works for many RP's, but I'd have trouble picturing the somewhat cartoonish styled caricatures that are digimon, standing besides real people. It's a trivial matter, but it just feels a bit... odd?
Either way there are plenty of anime styled images if you know where to look :P

As for digimon and their shapes, I'm fine with the more beastly types as well, but it's more the youthful look that bothers me.
The Japanese term for rookie digimon is essentially characters experiencing their growth spurt, and that's a bit too kiddy for comfort in my mind. Gatomon is cute, but honestly not smut material for me. That said there are some exceptions like Renamon who categorize as rookie but seem older than Gatomon, Agumon etc.
I know the Real-Vergil stated "Sex will be allowed, but won't be the main focus" so it's not an imminent issue, but if it'll be present, I figure it applies regardless.

[Kiric Rand]

Yeah, I think I agree with the more artistic/anime, it feels more natural alongside the digimon characters.

[Vergil Tanner]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm just not that good at finding Anime Faceclaims. XD

And by "Sex," I meant between the 18 year old humans. Somehow I think that sex with Greymon, for example, might actually kill you. :P

EDIT:

Yes, that "Thanks" was very sarcastic :P

[DomJoe]

I'm putting down for potential interest, although I will definitely want to wait and see how this pans out before I make any plans.

I will say that I am rather flexible, and I could see myself playing a human, digimon, or both. I will also say that I am horribly rusty with the series, and I am likely to not know most of it, especially the later iterations (4th season is where I stopped following it at all, and I stopped following diligently by 2nd season).

[Vergil Tanner]

Haha, don't worry about THAT. I myself am fairly rusty so I'll be googling a lot of the lore and making the rest up as I go along :P

[Leki]

Well if being familiar with the lore was a prerequisite I'd be screwed over xD
Watched most of the first season and an on/off basis.
Skipped the latter half of the second season.
Only watched the first few episodes of the third...
And fourth I didn't even know existed, nevermind any seasons that came after.

... Why am I even expressing interest in this when I clearly am not a huge fan of the series? xD
It sounds fun? Maybe?

[Aida Rose]

I'm pretty sure I watched Digimon from beginning to end as a kid but I was young enough that television seasons didn't really mean anything to me so x) but I remember loving it when I watched it. If you're not full up on people, I'm maybe interested.

[Vergil Tanner]

I honestly have no idea if I'm full up or not :P I'll be sure to give a basic rundown of the relevant info when I eventually get the Seeking Thread up...in this universe, the TV series never happened so this is the first lot of Digi-Destined in the world. :-)

I'm just whipping up the Bio so it's ready, then I'll start work on the Seeking Thread. :-)

[pendarious]

I've watched the first four seasons I gave up on the fifth about 4 episodes in and I've played Digimon Rumble Arena, Digimon World 1 and 3 plus I've beaten Cyber Sleuth

[Vergil Tanner]

I'm on the last chapter in Cyber Sleuth, I'm just doing my usual OCD "Must Get Everything" thing where I'm trying to collect all the Mega Level Digimon. My final obstacle is that fucking Lucemon Three Stage Fight. >_>

[Kiric Rand]

I haven't played the game... but Lucemon.... ug

[Vergil Tanner]

Not a fan, I take it? :P

[Kiric Rand]

I just remember him from the show, so I can only imagine fighting him

[Vergil Tanner]

Ugh, he was an utter bastard. I beat him though, just now! SO MANY STATUS EFFECTS. And an attack that has a chance to Instakill. And SO MANY ATTACKS. Seriously, he got, like four attacks in a row at several points. >.<
It took me a combination of WarGreymon, Ultraforce Veedramon, Marine Angemon and Mastemon to beat the little bitch. XD

[pendarious]

yeah that fight sucks balls especially the third part where you have to let him more or less kill himself otherwise you can't hurt him at all. The first two fights aren't as bad as long as you Have Ulforce-Veedramon and at least one healer but otherwise that fight sucks soooooo much.

[Vergil Tanner]

Ugh, tell me about it. Now I'm fighting Lilithmon, and whilst I think I can beat her, it's just tedious. >.<

[pendarious]

she's really tanky but you can burn through her HP pretty quick if you use a vaccine type digimon.

[Vergil Tanner]

Nah, it was her constant Status Effects that got irritating. I just spammed Mastemon's 25% attack and my Beelzemon Burst Mode's (I nicknamed him Beelzebob) Corona Destroyer. Just about to kill Leviamon and end this DLC Chain. I already have my Ultimate ready to Digivolve into Dianamon, at which point I FINALLY have all the Mega's and am ready to complete the game...and move onto the recent Witcher 3 DLC. >.>

[Kiric Rand]

I guess I am going to have to give this game a try

[Vergil Tanner]

Oh, as much as I'm bitching about some of the bosses, it's well worth it. I mean, my game time is now about 240 hours, so...it kept me interested at least. Of course, if you want all the Mega's, start with three Platinum Numenon's with the EXP boosting accessory. It will cut down Grinding time MASSIVELY. It IS a JRPG, so....every exploit helps. XD

[pendarious]

yeah I got every available mega plus the ultra levels that are available AND got them all to max level so i was captivated for a while.. I won't say much but the last boss isn't that difficult though Imperialdramon Paladin mode for the Royal Knights cases is a real pain in the arse because he spams omni sword

[Kiric Rand]

I really need to get this game

[Amarlo]

I'm really looking forward to this roleplay :D

[Vergil Tanner]

Imperialdramon Paladin mode for the Royal Knights cases is a real pain in the arse because he spams omni sword

Really? After losing once to him - I didn't expect the Omni Sword - I beat him the next time by just taking Jesmon and using that Damage Cancelling Ability on him. No biggy. :P


I know you are, Ammy :P :P

Oh, on that note, the Seeking Thread should be up either tonight or tomorrow morning :-)

[pendarious]

I actually didn't have Jesmon the first three times I fought him so I didn't have that ability until the fourth time then he was a piece of cake.

[Vergil Tanner]

Well, you could have also used Craniummon in that capacity, too. Buuut that's my insistence on grinding for every level 99 Mega before going after Imperialdramon XD

[Vergil Tanner]

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=250716.0

Bada!

[akirakaneda]

uhhhh ... interesting, It's been a while since I haven't RP on digimon universe. May I ask if you have decided about villains?

[Vergil Tanner]

I've decided on a couple of villains, yes :-) If you're asking if they can be PC's, then...unfortunately, no. I might outsource them to other players to play when they show up, but for the moment, the only PCs will be the Digi-Destined and their Digimon. :-)