As was foretold, we've added advertisements to the forums! If you have questions, or if you encounter any bugs, please visit this thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/240191/forum-advertisement-faq-and-reports-thread/
[PHALLA]mon: Red/Blue Edition - Finale: Champ retains the title! (Gizzy Victory)
Matev
Cero MiedoRegistered User regular
Cero MiedoRegistered User regular
RED/BLUE EDITION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB7qHNrRX08***
>Continue
New Game
Loading Data.....Please wait....
***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT1Cvx_aFDc
Welcome to the world of POKEMON! My name is OAK. People affectionately refer to me as the POKEMON PROFESSOR. This world is inhabited far and wide by creatures called POKEMON
For some people, POKEMON are pets.
Others use them for battling.
As for myself, I study POKEMON as a profession.
But first, tell me a little about yourself....
Are you a boy, or a girl?
And your name, what is it?
PLAYER LIST - TRAINER NAME
1. Ketbra
2. Grunt's Ghosts
3. EnlightenedBum
4. Baidol
5. OptimusZed
6. vertroue
7. Infidel
8. Mill
9. Spoit
10. Invictus
11. Delmain
12. Zombie Hero
13. Capfalcon
14. Buddha73
15. Jayson Four
16. MrTlicious
17. Auralynx
18. SlyM
19. CesareB
20. Obifett
21. Kime
22. Nion
23. Jdarksun
24. TheAnonymous
25. Demurist
26. SeGaTai
27. blahmcblah
28. Koan
29. Assuran
30. Burnage
31. CaptainPlanet82
32. Tzeentchling
33. MrBlarney
34. Lucedes
35. I needed a name to post
36. Neotoma
37. Rawkking Goodguy
38. Draygo
39. Ringo
40. Void Slayer
41. Egos
42. Gizzy
43. Bedlam
44. Retaba
45. Winky
46. Premium
47. Schuss
48. DayPigeon
49. Jpants
50. Langly
Right.... So that's your name.
Your very own POKEMON legend is about to unfold! A world of dreams and adventure with POKEMON awaits! Let's go!
***
Game of Phalla for minimum 50 players (Though more can easily be accomodated)
Do you want to know what Phalla is?
>Yes, I want to know
What is Phalla?
Phalla is the Penny-Arcade Forums' version of the party game Mafia.
The Basic Rules
The "village" consists of all players in the game. Included in the village are a small number of bad guys, commonly known as the "mafia". Normally, the mafia members all know one another at the beginning of the game, but nobody else knows anything about anyone other than themselves.
Each day (normally a 24-hour period) the village discusses and publically votes for one person to be executed that night. At the same time, the bad guys choose one person to kill each night and PM the name to the narrator. In larger games, the bad guys might get two kills per night or other abilities to use.
The good side wins if all of the bad guys die. The bad side wins if the number of good guys is less than or equal to the number of bad guys (on the assumption that at that point, they control the vote plus get their kill, so it's inevitable). Large games generally take between a week and two weeks. Small games usually last a week or less.
Usually, there will be one or more "special" roles among the good guys (and occasionally among the bad guys). Exactly who holds each role is only known to that person, and it may not even be known which or how many specials will be in any given game.
Each night, the narrator gives the details of who died, and normally whether they were a bad guy. Some games also include clues or outright statements if someone who died was a good special.
Living players may not communicate regarding the game with dead players and vice versa, unless there is some specific mechanic in place to do so. In that case, communication normally goes through the narrator. If you are dead and the moderator allows a "goodbye" post, make sure it includes absolutely no information about the game, even if you think the information is obvious. If you receive a PM or see a post breaking this rule, notify the person running the game immediately.
You may not use any anonymous method of communication to discuss the game. Forum-based PMs, external IMs, e-mails and other message boards (like proboards) are allowed as long as the person you are talking to knows who you are. You may not use screencaps to "prove" anything to anyone. Do not speak in code.
Along similar lines, don't use the "Add to conversation" feature. Phalla requires a certain amount of uncertainty, and since adding a person to a conversation allows them to see the entire thread, it can serve as a form of verification along the same lines of screen captures. If you wish to communicate something from a PM/conversation to a new player, then start up a new conversation with that individual.
Play nice. It's okay to argue, but don't get too hostile. If it's getting to the point where you're asking other people to quit the game, you're going too far. We're all here to have fun, so take it easy and keep as level a head as possible. Respect others and they'll respect you.
Common Variations
Many larger games contain multiple groups of bad guys working at cross-purposes (a Mafia vs. Werewolves game). Other games may put all players into different factions with each faction’s goal of eliminating a certain subset of the other factions - there may or may not be a common Mafia-style faction that all groups will need to eliminate to achieve victory.
Additional voting or other mechanics can also be used. At least one game has included a council or single person elected every other night who is able to use a power publically. For example, one game had an elected council able to shift the execution vote to the second person. Another had an elected emperor able to choose a person to kill.
In a small game, the typical size for a group of bad guys is 15-20%; the player population, although an individual game may lean toward the high end, particularly if there is only one group of bad guys in a larger game.
Often, everyone gets a "flavor" role in the game. Bad guys and good specials usually get a normal "villager" role in addition to their special role. This keeps people from using their initial PM to verify someone else's role. The two most common ways to do this are to (a) use the exact same message to everyone, or (b) give everyone a unique villager role.
Special Roles
Roles will have different names depending on the theme of the game. Listed below are the usual "generic" terms for each role. Normally, specials exercise their power by communicating with the narrator via PM. The core roles present in some form in most games are:
Seer - once per night can "investigate" a particular person and find out from the narrator if they are a bad guy. Variations of seers may be able to determine a good special as well, although they may be unable to distinguish them from a bad guy.
Vigilante - once per night can kill a person of their choosing.
Guardian - once per night can protect someone from any death other than execution by the village. Whether they can protect against multiple attacks on one person in the same night is up to the narrator.
Masons - a group of two or three good guys who start the game knowing each other and knowing that they are all good.
There are many, many other roles that can be present. The following is a list of some of them:
Miller - a villager who appears to be evil when seered. A Death Miller appears to be evil when seered or upon death.
Thrall - an evil person who appears to be good when seered. Sometimes revealed to be evil upon death.
Bus Driver - once per night chooses two targets. Any powers targeting one instead targets the other, and vice versa.
Role Blocker - once per night chooses a target. The powers of that person do not work for the night.
Tracker - once per night may "investigate" someone. Unlike the seer, only finds out if their target used a power that night. Some variations finds out if their target was targeted by someone else, or who their target targeted.
Spy - in a game with multiple groups, is a member of two groups. Usually he is really only aligned with one of the groups.
Messenger - allowed to send messages to the narrator, which will then be relayed to a single person or during the narration.
Jester (Village Idiot)- wins if he is voted out, but loses if he dies for any other reason or if he survives to the end. Rarely used.
Survivor - wins if he survives until the end. Usually paired with some other power to make survival easier. Roles which require the player to survive until the end are usually called "neutral."
Serial Killer - basically an evil group with one person in it. The SK has a nightly kill and has to kill every single other person, or every other person but one. Often has other powers to make survival easier.
Conditional Invincibility (Athan) - a (usually evil) person who is invincible until something happens. The role Athan from the Phalliad is the best known example.
Vote Manipulator - a person whose vote counts more than once, less than once, or who affects the vote in some way.
Reverse Seer (Befriender, Child) - chooses a target once per night. The person chosen discovers which side the reverse seer is on.
Paranoid, Naive, or Insane Seer - a paranoid seer always seers targets as being on the other side. A naive seer always seers targets as being on their side. An insane seer always seers good targets as bad and bad targets as good.
Converter - chooses someone to convert to their side.
Phalla is the Penny-Arcade Forums' version of the party game Mafia.
The Basic Rules
The "village" consists of all players in the game. Included in the village are a small number of bad guys, commonly known as the "mafia". Normally, the mafia members all know one another at the beginning of the game, but nobody else knows anything about anyone other than themselves.
Each day (normally a 24-hour period) the village discusses and publically votes for one person to be executed that night. At the same time, the bad guys choose one person to kill each night and PM the name to the narrator. In larger games, the bad guys might get two kills per night or other abilities to use.
The good side wins if all of the bad guys die. The bad side wins if the number of good guys is less than or equal to the number of bad guys (on the assumption that at that point, they control the vote plus get their kill, so it's inevitable). Large games generally take between a week and two weeks. Small games usually last a week or less.
Usually, there will be one or more "special" roles among the good guys (and occasionally among the bad guys). Exactly who holds each role is only known to that person, and it may not even be known which or how many specials will be in any given game.
Each night, the narrator gives the details of who died, and normally whether they were a bad guy. Some games also include clues or outright statements if someone who died was a good special.
Living players may not communicate regarding the game with dead players and vice versa, unless there is some specific mechanic in place to do so. In that case, communication normally goes through the narrator. If you are dead and the moderator allows a "goodbye" post, make sure it includes absolutely no information about the game, even if you think the information is obvious. If you receive a PM or see a post breaking this rule, notify the person running the game immediately.
You may not use any anonymous method of communication to discuss the game. Forum-based PMs, external IMs, e-mails and other message boards (like proboards) are allowed as long as the person you are talking to knows who you are. You may not use screencaps to "prove" anything to anyone. Do not speak in code.
Along similar lines, don't use the "Add to conversation" feature. Phalla requires a certain amount of uncertainty, and since adding a person to a conversation allows them to see the entire thread, it can serve as a form of verification along the same lines of screen captures. If you wish to communicate something from a PM/conversation to a new player, then start up a new conversation with that individual.
Play nice. It's okay to argue, but don't get too hostile. If it's getting to the point where you're asking other people to quit the game, you're going too far. We're all here to have fun, so take it easy and keep as level a head as possible. Respect others and they'll respect you.
Common Variations
Many larger games contain multiple groups of bad guys working at cross-purposes (a Mafia vs. Werewolves game). Other games may put all players into different factions with each faction’s goal of eliminating a certain subset of the other factions - there may or may not be a common Mafia-style faction that all groups will need to eliminate to achieve victory.
Additional voting or other mechanics can also be used. At least one game has included a council or single person elected every other night who is able to use a power publically. For example, one game had an elected council able to shift the execution vote to the second person. Another had an elected emperor able to choose a person to kill.
In a small game, the typical size for a group of bad guys is 15-20%; the player population, although an individual game may lean toward the high end, particularly if there is only one group of bad guys in a larger game.
Often, everyone gets a "flavor" role in the game. Bad guys and good specials usually get a normal "villager" role in addition to their special role. This keeps people from using their initial PM to verify someone else's role. The two most common ways to do this are to (a) use the exact same message to everyone, or (b) give everyone a unique villager role.
Special Roles
Roles will have different names depending on the theme of the game. Listed below are the usual "generic" terms for each role. Normally, specials exercise their power by communicating with the narrator via PM. The core roles present in some form in most games are:
Seer - once per night can "investigate" a particular person and find out from the narrator if they are a bad guy. Variations of seers may be able to determine a good special as well, although they may be unable to distinguish them from a bad guy.
Vigilante - once per night can kill a person of their choosing.
Guardian - once per night can protect someone from any death other than execution by the village. Whether they can protect against multiple attacks on one person in the same night is up to the narrator.
Masons - a group of two or three good guys who start the game knowing each other and knowing that they are all good.
There are many, many other roles that can be present. The following is a list of some of them:
Miller - a villager who appears to be evil when seered. A Death Miller appears to be evil when seered or upon death.
Thrall - an evil person who appears to be good when seered. Sometimes revealed to be evil upon death.
Bus Driver - once per night chooses two targets. Any powers targeting one instead targets the other, and vice versa.
Role Blocker - once per night chooses a target. The powers of that person do not work for the night.
Tracker - once per night may "investigate" someone. Unlike the seer, only finds out if their target used a power that night. Some variations finds out if their target was targeted by someone else, or who their target targeted.
Spy - in a game with multiple groups, is a member of two groups. Usually he is really only aligned with one of the groups.
Messenger - allowed to send messages to the narrator, which will then be relayed to a single person or during the narration.
Jester (Village Idiot)- wins if he is voted out, but loses if he dies for any other reason or if he survives to the end. Rarely used.
Survivor - wins if he survives until the end. Usually paired with some other power to make survival easier. Roles which require the player to survive until the end are usually called "neutral."
Serial Killer - basically an evil group with one person in it. The SK has a nightly kill and has to kill every single other person, or every other person but one. Often has other powers to make survival easier.
Conditional Invincibility (Athan) - a (usually evil) person who is invincible until something happens. The role Athan from the Phalliad is the best known example.
Vote Manipulator - a person whose vote counts more than once, less than once, or who affects the vote in some way.
Reverse Seer (Befriender, Child) - chooses a target once per night. The person chosen discovers which side the reverse seer is on.
Paranoid, Naive, or Insane Seer - a paranoid seer always seers targets as being on the other side. A naive seer always seers targets as being on their side. An insane seer always seers good targets as bad and bad targets as good.
Converter - chooses someone to convert to their side.
>I already know, thanks!
As part of your sign up, message me your trainer name and your preferred Pokemon Type. It will be a factor in the pokmeon you receive to play with!
The types of pokemon available are:
-Normal
-Fighting
-Psychic
-Bug
-Ghost
-Fire
-Water
-Electric
-Ice
-Grass
-Ground
-Rock
-Steel
-Poison
-Flying
-Dragon
Pokemon types are important as they effect your pokemon's defense against attacks (See "How to Phallamon battle" below!)
All trainers will receive at least two (2) pokemon to start out with. You will be able to select powers for these pokemon, which will be explained in more detail in PMs.
"Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
Hail Hydra
Matev on
0
Posts
Pokemon are wonderful and fantastical creatures, luckily for you, you aren't worried about raising them today, you just need to know how make 'em fight!
Here is how to read your daily PM.
Pokemon Name: This is your pokemon's name (If you name your pokemon, it will have it's given name and then species)
Status: If your pokemon has no status effects afflicting it, this line will say "OK", otherwise it will list the status the pokemon suffers from (See "Status Effects" below)
HP Remaining: How much HP your pokemon has remaining
XP: How much experience your pokemon has!
Moves/Powers: Moves/Powers your pokemon has access to.
Affecting you this turn: This will let you know of other effects that might be affecting your pokemon.
Ex.
Shazam used Thunderbolt!
-It's not very effective...
Opposing MR. MIME Uses Light Screen on Shazam!
-Special Defense Increased!
Opposing GEODUDE uses Rock throw
-Hits 1 time(s) for 2 Damage!
-It's Super Effective!
Opposing TANGELA uses Tickle
-Defense is decreased!
-Attack is decreased!
Pokemon name: Shazam the Raichu
Status: OK
HP Remaining: 3 (Uh-oh...)
XP: 3
Moves: Slam: Do 2 Damage
Quick Attack: 1 Damage and the next attack against you has a 25% chance to miss
Thunderbolt: Do 5 Electric Damage
Affecting you this turn: Next attack you make deals half damage
Pokemon Name: Bruce the Zubat
Status: Burned (Each turn this pokemon is used, they take 1 Damage. Attacks they make do 1 less damage)
HP Remaining: 2
XP: 0
Moves: Tackle: Do 1 Damage
Supersonic: 75% chance to confuse the target
Affecting you this Turn: None
***
How to battle in Phallamon!
The basics
Once per round, you may order one of your pokemon to use one of it's attacks on an opposing trainer. Simply input the trainer's Forum Name and you will attack them. Keep in mind which pokemon you attack with, as all attacks targeting you will affect the pokemon you use this turn.
Ex.
If the trainer in the above examples used his Raichu to Thunderbolt an opponent again, the Raichu will be the one taking any damage. He
Offensive and Defensive Typing
Pokemon attacks do various types of damage (As will be outlined in your PMs) and based on what type the pokemon defending against the attack is, it can take double damage, half damage, or sometimes no damage at all. The following table explains the advantage a damage type has against various defending pokemon types
Status Effects
Pokemon attacks can cause various status effects to happen, which all adversely how effective a pokemon is in battle. The main status effects are as follows.
Burn: Each turn this pokemon is used, they take 1 Damage. Attacks they make do 1 less damage. Mostly comes from Fire Attacks
Confusion: 50% Chance the pokemon will do 1 point of damage to itself. This status effect may stack with other status effects (eg. You may be Confused AND Paralyzed)
Freeze: The Pokemon cannot make any attacks. Associated with Ice attacks
Paralyze: The pokemon moves slower than other pokemon when making attacks, 50% chance the pokemon will not be able to make an attack this turn. Typically associated with Electric attacks.
Poison: Pokemon takes 1 damage each turn. Mostly associated with Poison or Grass attacks
Sleep: The Pokemon cannot make any attacks.
All effects last 1-5 Rounds, with a 50% chance of ending each turn. If you don't want to wait for luck to smile on you, rather than attacking, you may use the "Use Full Heal" action. (Full Heal, from SilphCo, don't leave home without it!) This will remove all status effects from your pokemon. All trainers have access to this option.
Other Effects
In addition to standard status effects, powers may cause other effects, such as affecting a targets damage output, defenses, or other crazy things. How these effect your pokemon will be noted in your daily status PMs
As with battling, this system is fairly easy.
If your attack targets a pokemon, and that pokemon is fainted the turn you attack it, the pokemon you used gains an experience point.
Once a pokemon has enough experience, it may evolve. Pokemon evolve at the following thresholds.
Stage I -> Stage II: 1XP
Stage II -> Stage III: 3XP
Once your pokemon evolves, it will unlock new abilities and gain HP. Some pokemon don't evolve, so instead start with more abilities. Watch out for these powerful specimens and their formidable trainers!
***
Endgame:
The tournament will end when all threats to the championship are eliminated and less than half of the competitors are remaining. At this point, the competitor with the most total HP remaining will be the Champion!
***
Sample Role PM:
You are a Pokemon Trainer! Having collected badges from the 8 Gyms of Kanto, you've come to the Indigo Plateau to compete for the title of Champion! You're going to be the very best, like no one ever was. You've heard rumors that Team Rocket has infiltrated the competition, so hold on tight to your pokeballs!
Goal:
-Eliminate all threats to the Pokemon Championship!
-Become the Champion by having the strongest pokemon standing at the end of the tournament
You have:
-Pokemon 1
-Pokemon 2
Once per day(round), you may use one of your pokemon's powers
Please include the host on any PM conversations or Proboards
Narration Links and Results
Round 1 - Opening Salvos
Round 2 - Evolving Conflict
The Eliminated
Kime - Medium Luna (Pokemon Trainer) - Wanted for questioning
CesareB - Ninja Robert (Pokemon Trainer) - Wandered into a Dragon's Den
Auralynx - Pewter Leader Skip (Gym Leader) - Got Ganged Up
Grunt's Ghosts - Mewtwo - Couldn't meet and defeat the Elite
Round 3 - Unmasked!
The Eliminated
Jaysonfour - Beauty simon (Pokemon Trainer) - Hauled off for questioning
The Anonymous - Beauty DICKS (Pokemon Trainer - Volcano'd!
MrBlarney - Bird Keeper Narukami (Pokemon Trainer - Caught a Wild Beatdown!
Infidel - Fuschia Leader Gentleman Killer (Gym Leader) - Targeted by Team Rocket
Retaba - Boss SCPA, Saffron Gym Leader (Rocket Boss) - Brought to justice
4: Mistakes were made
The Eliminated
Ketbra - Medium Dresden (Pokemon trainer) - Couldn't keep up with the crowd
Koan - Rocket Grunt Chuck Yeager (Rocket Grunt) - Taken into custody
Daypigeon - Rocket Grunt Morgan (Rocket Grunt) - Beat by the badge
Delmain - Worker Joey's Rattata (Pokemon Trainer) - Took one from the team
SlyM - Rocket Grunt Ulm - Faced the Fiends' Fury
Zombie Hero - Medium JJ Audubon (Pokemon Trainer) - Eliminated with extreme prejudice
Spoit - Psychic Watabe D'Brest-Litvosk (Pokemon Trainer) - Judo Kicked!
Missingnoactivus
Winky - Elite Four Scientist (Elite Four) - Victim of a glitch
Jdarksun - Bird Keeper Bug Catching Boy (Pokemon Trainer) - Turned in 99 gibs
Round 5: "It's never easy when there's so much on the line...."
The Eliminated
SeGaTai - Worker Little Ali (Pokemon Trainer) - Brought in for questioning
Void Slayer - Juggler Dongs (Pokemon Trainer) - Got the way
blahmcblah - Elite Four Herman Cain (Elite Four) - Life was impossible
Baidol - Jr. Trainer Poke Mon (Pokemon Trainer) - Ran afoul of the Dragons
MrTlicious - Worker Chartreuse (Pokemon Trainer) - Burned and beaten
Missingnoactivus
CaptainPlanet82 - Hiker Poo (Pokemon Trainer) - Save Error
Round 6: Devastation
The Eliminated
Ringo - Juggler ROCKETBOY ELITA SHIFT REVIVE ULTRABALL ALERT VI (Pokemon Trainer) - Taken by security
Nion - Elite Four Xelis (Elite Four) - Met the same fate as his fellow
Burnage - Elite Four Missing Name (Elite Four) - Ousted by an old rival
Obifett - Psychic Novah (Pokemon Trainer) - Got finished off
vertroue - Dragon Tamer Captain Dick (Pokemon Trainer) - Fiend's last victim
Do I get a space laser in this one?
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
From the Desk of Darth Vertroue Diplomat to the USA.
Names are to be PM'd, along with type preference, if any
Fairy has not been actually implemented in the games yet, the hell if I'm gonna try and do that here
battletag: Millin#1360
Nice chart to figure out how honest a news source is.
Bag >Run
hold tight with a poken00b here.
That said, it would be obvious certain pokemon are meant for certain things once you see them. And obviously, certain status effects come from certain types of attacks more often than others.
Nintendo ID: Pastalonius
Smite\LoL:Gremlidin \ WoW & Overwatch & Hots: Gremlidin#1734
3ds: 3282-2248-0453
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
3DS: 1289-8447-4695
Not sure what my weekend activity will be like AND i'm a poke-noob so I don't want to take the spot of someone who is really excited about the IP.
It will start once 50 player threshold is reached. I might give another couple hours for last minute signups after that.
Round Transition times (Day/Night cycles) will be added to clarifications.
Will upgrade to signup if I'm able
3DS: 1289-8447-4695
Given his answers above, I predict Monday if the current lull holds. But maybe Phallance ended the lull.
Oh, I mean, um... Let's Positive Thinking?
Twitch Stream
Twitch Stream
I can has cheezburger, yes?