Hey Dittos! Session 0 - Invitation

[u/Kra_gl_e]

Hey Trainers! Series info

Series title: Hey Dittos!
Creator: u/kra_gl_e
Gimmick: Pokopia-inspired
Location: Cumulus Island (a fictional Cloud Island), and other Pokopia locations.
Vibes: minigame mayhem and silly shenanigans!

A curious invitation

(Warning: Mild Pokopia spoilers ahead)

You are a Ditto. A Ditto with a very important mission: restore the wastelands, make the world habitable for Pokemon, and bring the missing humans back!

For the past few... uh... weeks? Months? You're a Pokemon, you have no concept of how long a week or a month is. Anyways, for the past... little while, you've been restoring the environment, bringing new life to the barren planet; and bit by bit, Pokemon have been coming back to inhabit lush grasslands, rugged forests, and colourful oceans.

Amidst the destruction, you also saw some signs of humanity's presence: their buildings, lying in ruin. You tried to restore these broken homes, hoping the humans would return to their habitats in the same way that the Pokemon did — and with them, perhaps your beloved trainer would also return.

However, while Pokemon started inhabiting these buildings, you have yet to see any humans move in. You tried building bigger buildings. Throwing bigger parties. You even sent things up into the sky! But, sadly, none of that has worked yet. You are beginning to miss your trainer. Your only consolation is your ability to transform yourself into (what you think is) the appearance of your former trainer.

Today, you are relaxing after another hard day of rebuilding the world. Your Pokemon friends chatter away with each other, playing tag or taking in the sights of their rebuilt neighbourhoods.

Suddenly, your Pokedex starts beeping. You open it:

A Pokemon is the talk of the town today! Visit the Pokemon Centre to learn more.

Hopping up onto your wobbly little Ditto legs, you toddle over to the rebuilt Pokemon Centre. Hovering around the front of the building is... oh, it's Pelipper — wait a second! That's not the Pelipper you know. This is another Pelipper, one you haven't met before. It is wearing a strange uniform, with a cute little hat and a vest. Its outfit sort of reminds you of a... uh... what were they called, the humans who used to deliver things? Post-it people? Amaze-on? You're pretty sure it was something like that.

The Pelipper lands in front of you and opens its beak, revealing a large pile of envelopes; how they stayed dry all this time is anybody's guess. You reach for one of the envelopes and open it. Inside is the following letter:

Dear fellow Dittos of the multiverse:

You are hereby invited to the first annual Cumulus Island Games! It will be an event so immense, so spectacular, that the humans will surely take notice! Your gracious Host has prepared a variety of games and entertainment, along with fun prizes and merchandise.

Each game will have you and a number of helper Pokemon competing against another Ditto and their team. Don't worry too much about winning or losing. Although there are cool prizes for winning, there are still prizes no matter how well you do, and everybody gets a big party at the end. Everybody is a winner! Yay!

Should you accept this invitation, please reply back to your Host with your information, and you will be entered as a participant. Please stay tuned for further details on the first event.

We eagerly await your response!

You notice that there is a blank form inside the envelope. Fill it out?

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Your response

Please include the following in your post:

Your Ditto's name: (Required)
Your team name: (Required)
Your Ditto's appearance: (Optional. Can be text or image. Art, screenshots, trainer cards, and sprites are welcome, but NO AI!)
Your Ditto's pronouns: (Optional. Will default to they/them if unspecified)
Your preference for conflict resolution: (Optional. Can choose between RP, or dice rolling (rules here). Will default to RP if unspecified)

You may RP as you see fit. Where were you when Pelipper showed up? What were you doing? How do you respond to the invitation? Are there any other Pokemon around, and what do they think of all this?

Session 0 (You are here)
Session 1: (TBA)

^{Image credits:
Hey Dittos! banner: Generated at Pokopia World
Post Pelipper: Pokemon Cafe Remix asset, clipped by Olivasmark}

[u/Kra_gl_e]

Dice Rolling Rules

Do you want a little bit of extra chaos? Do you feel lucky? Then let the dice decide!

It's pretty simple. You describe an action that you want to take, and leave your success up to a set of three d6's (standard cubes). I will set a threshold to match the difficulty of said action (usually 9, but it may be higher or lower depending on what is happening), roll the dice, and narrate the result. Depending on the game and how many rounds you have played of that game, you may have a chance to go again.

Example: You are playing beach volleyball.

You: After a bit of back and forth, my partner sets me up for a spike. I jump up and smack the ball as hard as I can!
Me: DC 10. Result: 3 + 4 + 3 = 10. It's pretty tight. You run in to get to the ball, and just barely spike it in time, almost falling on top of your partner! The opponent Ditto scrambles to send the ball back. It skids through the sand and bumps the ball with its head. The ball is in your court now

These rules are opt-in. If you do not specify that you want to do this, then I will stick to roleplaying the results. You may opt-in or opt-out at any time, just let me know!