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QUESTBOARD
⋆✩ quests ✩⋆
One of the core responsibilities of guild members within Bottlecap Bay is to complete quests from the Questboard. Located in the center of the city, the questboard is a physical board where Pokemon can submit requests for help, resources, exploration, and all sorts of things. Each quest rewards characters with points to not only increase their member ranking, but also raise the guild ranking, thereby having a direct effect on the direction of the game!
QUEST TYPES
LIGHT QUESTS
These quests are simpler, RNG-style quests that are far more straightforward and don't require a summary or a thread! Light quests are available every month, but during TDM months, they are the only type of quest available, meaning that nothing plot heavy or significant will be placed into the quests. They also typically reward 50 points to characters, but occasionally reward 100 points.
HEAVY QUESTS
Heavy quests are more intensive, thread-required quests that often hold bits of plot or more intrigue, and are only available every other month. They are also often more dangerous than light quests, and unlike light quests, are not guaranteed to be completed when submitting for them! Depending on the results, these quests can reward anywhere from 200-300 points each depending on success! Characters may only participate in one heavy quest per month.
PLAYER QUESTS
These are quests submitted by other players, available as players come up with them. A player may submit a quest during any month, and may even post the same quest again on a subsequent month, when it makes sense ICly to do so. They are otherwise very similar to Light Quests; more information can be found below, but as a rule, they reward 50 points to characters.
ALL QUESTS
So what do all quests have in common? They must be submitted by the deadline date on the quest itself, and each character may claim points from a given quest only once, though they may repeat the quest with other teams as many times as they like.
Mod quests in particular will have difficulty levels, determined by the filled in stars on a scale of 1-3, with three filled stars being the most difficult. Difficulty can mean anything from physical danger to intensive puzzles, depending on the quest! Mod quests of both types may also sometimes have claim limits, with the number of teams allowed listed per quest.
Lastly, players can feel free to roleplay any of the NPCs that are not listed on the Locations page under the NPC section! If it's not game breaking or contradicting anything in the information available to players, then we generally play by the "do what's most fun!" rules.
AVAILABLE QUESTS
WHEREFORE ART THOU??
QUEST TYPE: LIGHT
QUEST GIVER: Zangoose & Seviper
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★★✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by January 30th.
My friend and I live in different towns. It was hard to see each other before, but now that Skull Town is more established it should be easy to see each other in person right? And that means they could finally come here to Bottlecap! Please, escort us both!
POINTS REWARDED: 100 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: Random matching items
BOUFFA-LOAD
QUEST TYPE: LIGHT
QUEST GIVER: Lurantis
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by January 30th.
Bouffalant is in charge of a project for Death Blood Murder Skull Town's roadway development. I need reliable Pokemon who can help clear snow, salt paths, and construct necessary walk-ways.
POINTS REWARDED: 50 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: No
NUTTY BUDDIES
QUEST TYPE: LIGHT
QUEST GIVER: Mightyena
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by January 30th.
The city is in constant need of supplies. Right now, it's a great time to forage for nuts and mushrooms under the snow. Accepting anyone and everyone who can help gather some.
POINTS REWARDED: 50 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: No
EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
QUEST TYPE: LIGHT
QUEST GIVER: Ribombee
CLAIM LIMIT: None
DIFFICULTY: ★✩✩
THREAD REQUIRED?: No
DEADLINE: Must be submitted by January 30th.
Lately, groups of Eevee and their evolutions have been attacking the city! They seem to be focused on the Canopy - something about a mossy rock. Please help fight them off!
POINTS REWARDED: 50 points
EXTRA REWARDS?: No
PLAYER QUESTS
Player Quests are now open! These are quests ICly posted by your character to any of Bottlecap Bay's quest boards. They may be quests that are meant for the benefit of the city (or outlying outposts, or good relations with local Pokemon), or they may be quests for a character's personal concerns... and even joke quests are very welcome, for CR purposes!
(Just keep in mind IC reactions while devising a quest - guild leaders may choose not to reward points for "come perform a handstand for me," and there may be negative consequences for posting "assassinate my annoying guild coworker!")
Some general guidelines:
- To respond to a player quest, other players may use the same submission form as for mod quests; they do not have to provide a thread, but do have to fill out the summary.
- For all quests, quests may reward 50 points! Points track how helpful a character is overall, so they may be awarded for (reasonable, non-joke) personal quests as well!
- For quests for the benefit of Bottlecap Bay, guild leaders will generally also allow for item rewards from guild resources. These rewards should be restricted to a single item or type of item chosen by the quest-writing player, and can be one of: berries, basic stones, basic accessories (with no special effects), or small furniture items. A character may also offer handmade items that they are able to make/obtain the resources for.
- For personal quests, guild leaders will not allow for item rewards from guild resources... but a character may still offer handmade items that they are able to make/obtain the resources for!
- Characters who are ICly posting the quest obviously cannot join their own quest! However, at mod discretion, posting a quest may result in extra points in the next point tally, particularly if the quest is for the benefit of Bottlecap Bay - the guild leaders will reward someone looking out for the success of the city.
- Quests may not have limited entry slots.
- Quest-writing players will decide whether responses pass or fail. (They may choose to respond with a blurb with more flavor details, or just a note saying pass/fail.)
- Posted rewards will be fully awarded regardless of pass/fail. If a quest says the reward is 50 points and a berry, then even failing teams will get those rewards.
- It is fine for personal quests to have a biased pass/fail outcome for CR purposes, such as a designated team being pre-arranged to be the only one who succeeds. However, this must be made clear beforehand OOCly, and the above point must be followed.
- Players may decide whether their quest is worth 50 points or 0 points. We're trusting players to use their best judgement! (ICly, points are always awarded by the guild leaders, but will still be awarded for non-joke personal quests that take effort. For example: "My important item is missing, please help me search the woods" or "I want to make a feast to cheer up my friend but I don't know how to cook, please help.")
- If a player would like to have their character ICly post a problematic quest and receive consequences from their guild leader, please contact the mods on the mod contact beforehand! (This is for quests that would be viewed as actively harmful, rather than silly ones.)
- Players may not have their own characters, even their other character, submit for a quest that they posted.
SUBMISSION FORMAT
Please use the following format to set up a player quest!
If you would like, you may also use the following format when responding with quest results (but this is not required)!
QUEST SIGN-UP
To claim and sign up for a quest, simply fill out the form below and reply to the current month's thread for mod quests, or to the individual quest for player quests. All quests require at least 2 characters to complete, with no maximum unless specified. Keep in mind that for quests requiring threading, 3 is probably a good number. Multiple quests can be signed up for in one comment.
PLAYERS: Players involved.
CHARACTERS: Characters involved. (2 minimum)
QUEST: Name of the quest you're signing up for.
SUMMARY: (Optional for light, required for heavy or player quests.) How will the quest be tackled? Write a short summary of how the characters intend to succeed and include any relevant details (tensions within the team, particular skills or weaknesses, any relevant triggers to avoid, etc.)
After claiming a quest, a mod will reply with confirmation and/or more details, and may request more information on how the team tackles the quest. For quests that are limited in some way, players who manage a sign up one month will be required to wait for 24 hours after quest posting to sign up for a limited quest the following month.
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PLAYER QUESTS
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CHARACTERS: perrin and eleanor
QUEST: morpeko, more problems
SUMMARY: Ah, these two. Seemingly fast friends who are more than eager to help, even if both seem a little out of it. For Perrin it's the torpor, but Eleanor seems aversed to explaining it. Oh well! This quest is taking her mind off of it. They're both willing to do anything, but for Perrin's sake it can't involve the Spire. It's an Eleanor and cringe dads style mission, it seems.
QUEST COMPLETE
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CHARACTERS: aegiomon and parvati
QUEST: morpeko, more problems
SUMMARY: Please give the two RPG guys a side quest, what could possibly go wrong? Parvati's of course more than happy to help with anything, but her skillset is fairly obvious. Aegiomon, too, is eager to help with whatever. Please assign these two whatever job you see fit and pray Parvati doesn't out you as cringe to the goat son, Bigby.
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MOD QUEST SUBMISSIONS
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CHARACTERS: Perrin and Parvati
QUEST: Wherefore Art Thou??
SUMMARY: Ah, escort missions. Zangoose and Seviper are going to be walking at a speed too slow to run but too fast to leisurely walk, as all good escort NPCs do, right? Not that this is a strange task for Perrin and Parvati! While Pavs is just happy to help out, Perrin's got a scenic route up his sleeve to make this escort trip as enjoyable as possible for the two friends. The things you find on mail routes, amirite?
WHEREFORE ART THOU??
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CHARACTERS: Shoka, A.B.A
QUEST: Wherefore Art Thou??
SUMMARY: Shoka and A.B.A have been living together for nearly a year now and have teamed up on quests plenty of times; they trust each other and work together well, and also have the battle experience necessary to combat any potential threats that may come up while escorting their clients. That being said, A.B.A still finds ways to take Shoka off guard... This time, she'd done it by being completely convinced that Zangoose and Seviper are married and showing great passion in
reuniting the loversboasting about how her own relationship with her husband is superior. Much to Shoka's embarrassment, once Seviper and Zangoose have been reunited, A.B.A may also extend some of this romance advice (?) to Shoka as well. At least they're taking the quest seriously...?PLAYERS: Kibi, Luka
CHARACTERS: Shoka, Eleanor
QUEST: Eeveesive Maneuvers
SUMMARY: As Eleanor is a relatively new arrival, Shoka will be taking the lead on this quest, using it as an opportunity to try teaching Eleanor some combat skills. As a Mimikyu, Shoka has moves in her arsenal that are at least neutrally effective against Eevee and all of its evolutions, while Eleanor will provide backup and some additional type coverage. As it turns out, she already has some combat experience from her own world and a special move that provides even more type coverage than Shoka expected: Flamethrower.
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EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
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CHARACTERS: Flowey, Catrina
QUEST: Wherefore Art Thou?
SUMMARY: These two edgelords are going to make an attempt at this quest. Though the safety of Zangoose and Seviper is all but guaranteed, with Flowey's cunning and Catrina's battle skills, their comfort may be a little more questionable.
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CHARACTERS: Parvati and Dolly Mancer
QUEST: Nutty Buddies
SUMMARY: After getting along incredibly well in the Archives during the snow storm, Parvati and Dolly are partnering up to help scavenge for nuts and potentially make plans for a future quest together. Hopefully they'll still gather enough nuts to help out with the food storage!
NUTTY BUDDIES
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CHARACTERS: Catrina, Mayaka
QUEST: Nutty Buddies
SUMMARY: With Catrina's fire and Mayaka's snow-clearing experience, the two will manage to clear the snow to find nuts and mushrooms fairly easily. The question is... are they edible? Catrina will find edible pinecones, pine needles, and cambium, and Mayaka will try to identify non-poisonous mushrooms based on what she's learned from her study and reading in the Archives.
NUTTY BUDDIES
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CHARACTERS: Ingo, Mayaka
QUEST: Eeveesive Maneuvers
SUMMARY: Mayaka and Ingo will team up to take care of a couple of the invading Eevees. Mayaka looks to him for advice and support as she's still new to being a Pokemon and knows that he's knowledgeable about Sneasels. Ingo picks their battle wisely, opting to engage with Eevee and/or Leafeon so that they have a type advantage. Despite her lack of attack options, with handy tips from Ingo, Mayaka will use her natural speed and the canopy terrain to gain an upper hand in the battle.
EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
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CHARACTERS: Henry and Dolly Mancer
QUEST: Nutty Buddies
SUMMARY: It had been a while since Dolly last saw Henry and figured it'd be a good way to get him out of the Canopy for a while. While catching up on how he's been holding up, Dolly learns pretty quickly Henry is incredibly good at spotting stuff, especially nuts. It was an incredibly good decision making that day.
NUTTY BUDDIES
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CHARACTERS: maya, archnemon
QUEST: NUTTY BUDDIES
SUMMARY: Foraging quests also double as foraging for new knowledge about ingredients. These similar thought lines are what happens to lead Maya and Archnemon to signing up individually to assist in the gathering quest before they end up deciding to team up instead. It's educational, right? Making sure to better classify what is good for gathering and storing and further identifying poisonous items to avoid. Archnemon has acquired some experience in this over time while here, but she'll share some of that knowledge with Maya as well.
PLAYERS: bread, sapphire
CHARACTERS: mayaka, archnemon
QUEST: BOUFFA-LOAD
SUMMARY: Mayaka signs up to assist with the snow clearing plans, though experiences some mild frustration when trying to get started when her perfectionist side starts to get the better of her. Archnemon is also here to work and finds herself in a position to be able to help guide, and the pair find themselves grouped and with some similar skillsets in this regard, as they can work together to help plan where new walkways or paths might go to assist others (by drawing them out), and with both of them being on the smaller side are able to make sure that trickier areas also are able to be salted in case anyone else might have overlooked, intentionally or otherwise.
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BOUFFA-LOAD
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CHARACTERS: Bigby, Siffrin, and Dolly Mancer
QUEST: Eeveesive Manuever
SUMMARY: The Eevees and their Eeveelutions are attacking the Canopies? Well that doesn't sound very good at all! Bigby has been getting better at controlling his Hangry Mode, maybe, it's worth a shot! Downside is that he is afraid of heights if he's made to battle in the Canopy instead of on ground. Siffrin will be using Tailwind they learned after getting their SINTO visit for the group, everyone will be going super fast holy moly. Siffrin could also be learning the move Discharge after watching Dolly use Dazzling Gleam in battle. Dolly for the most part will be using her healing moves for teammates during it such as Wish (She's been calling it Bippitie Boppitie Boop) and more unfortunately Draining Kiss (Kisses were suppose to heal! Why is this one draining? This is a very misleading healing move).
EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
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CHARACTERS: Akechi, Ren
QUEST: Wherefore art thou??
SUMMARY: Starcrossed
loversfriends? Sounds like the perfect mission for Ren and Akechi, partners, rivals, and so much more. While Akechi isn't nearly as sentimental as Ren, he'll do his part in guiding the two, utilizing his keen avian eyesight. Similarly, Ren has his sharp cat-like senses to help lead the way.PLAYERS: Mega, Solstice
CHARACTERS: Akechi, Umemiya
QUEST: Nutty Buddies
SUMMARY: Akechi and Umemiya have worked together in the past, and between Akechi's skills at foraging as a bird and Umemiya's skill in the garden and his aura senses as a Lucario, they are more than up for the task. They'll also use this time to discuss guild politics.
PLAYERS: Mega, Bre
CHARACTERS: Akechi, Laios
QUEST: Eevasive Maneuvers
SUMMARY: Laios has been focused on training of late, and with Akechi being the overachiever that he is, both are poised to take on the fluffy swarm. It'll also serve as a good opportunity for the two of them to discuss evolution, what with Eevee being the evolution Pokémon.
Akechi's Tailwind should help the team's speed, and while most of his attacks deal neutral damage, he does have Reversal to use in clutch situations. As an electric type, Laios is also in a strong neutral position.
Jolteon will prove more difficult, at which point he'll let Laios lead the charge, while using Roost to deal with damage. They'll be bringing some berries to contend with status problems and sustain their stamina, too.
WHEREFORE ART THOU??
NUTTY BUDDIES
EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
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CHARACTERS: impmon, archnemon
QUEST: EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
SUMMARY: Impmon is always ready to
to get in over his headsign up for combat missions and Archnemon / Hatenna happens to be available for an assist as she's always looking to keep busy and the Canopy being targeted makes it personal. Impmon brings his more defensive dark/ghost type to the fight, and a psychic type that tends to have more support abilities might be not quite a balanced team up, but that's really not something that will stop this oil and water combo and probably will make them more determined if the odds are against them. Archnemon usually relies on her abilities to confuse the enemy, and seems to have a new electric web move to try out... now how will this go?EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
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CHARACTERS: Kris & Ren
QUEST: Bouffa-Load
SUMMARY: Are a Grass and Dragon type the best picks to be doing snow-clearing work? Probably not but they are both doing their best anyway. Kris promises to only lick some of the road salt.
BOUFFA-LOUD
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CHARACTERS: Anasui and Impmon
QUEST: EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
SUMMARY: Impmon and Anasui get along like oil and water and neither of them is exactly a combat powerhouse in their current forms, but they're both determined and tough to keep down anyway. Impmon approaches the encroaching Eeveelutions with his trademark 'Swing first, acknowledge that he's a tiny little pipsqueak later' strategy, but Anasui is being far more defensive, using Ally Swap to protect Impmon (whether he wants it or not) and making strategic use of his new Freeze-Dry technique when he can!
EEVEESIVE MANEUVERS
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CHARACTERS: aegiomon, archnemon
QUEST: WHEREFORE ART THOU??
SUMMARY: Archnemon likes to pick up work, Aegiomon likes assisting with work and helping others in general, it works out. Tackling an escort mission - additionally aided by Aegiomon being able to potentially carry others, and Archnemon's skills with navigating should be a good match, as well as their other abilities and support skills.
WHEREFORE ART THOU??
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CHARACTERS: Anasui and Umemiya
QUEST: BOUFFA-LOAD
SUMMARY: Anasui is king of constructing the perfect walk-ways. He may be a bit slower than most but the walk-ways will be both practical and immaculate in every way. Meanwhile, Umemiya has plant knowledge and aura sense on his side, making it easy to figure out where best to salt paths and clear snow while not disturbing other Pokemon. The two have worked together in the past well so they should be fine.
BOUFFA-LOAD
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CHARACTERS: Odile and Dolly Mancer
QUEST: Wherefore Art Thou?
SUMMARY: Maybe it was to cheer up Polteageist (HAHAHAAHAH nope) or maybe it was wanting to travel about (the stronger case), but Odile and Dolly have signed up for the escort job of getting Zangoose down to Skull Town (Honey sweetie, why would you and Seviper want to live there!?) Both do not want to linger very long at Skull Town, so they will likely be the fastest team to travel with. Odile offers her ability to keep an eye out for things as well as being properly prepared with supplies for travel. Dolly would be the team's medic, making use of Wish (Bippitie Boppitie Boop as she calls it) to heal injuries along the way. Both Odile and Dolly will be telling Zangoose of horror stories involving Skull Town thanks to Froslass/Malamar.
WHEREFORE ART THOU??
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CHARACTERS: Ingo and Anasui
QUEST: Nutty Buddies
SUMMARY: Ingo's a winter badger, he's gonna Snuffle and find all of the goodies. Meanwhile, Anasui is good at digging up mushrooms with his talons and fine with carrying a bunch on his back.