Back to Basics: Playing in the Woods

Back to Basics: Playing in the Woods was a roleplay in 2013. It was designed to be a simple roleplay in the hopes of reminding community members why they loved roleplaying in the first place.
==Summary==
Part 1: Forest
*A Poochyena, a Girafarig, a Snivy, an Eevee, and a Flaaffy run into each other in the woods.
*A Seviper, a Kirlia, a Luxio, a Sneasel, and a Flareon stalk, but are interrupted by a rampaging Donphan.
*The Pokemon team up on the Donphan, who is poisoned, burned, and buried by a minor landslide.
*An Articuno blasts a hill, causing a second landslide. The ground caves in, exposing a cavern with a lake. 
*Half the party falls down and becomes trapped in the CAVES. The other half escapes into the FOREST.
===Part 2: Rainstorm===
(FOREST/SURFACE)
*The party deals with newcomers, including a Deerling/Pachirisu couple, and a troublesome Vulpix. 
*The Vulpix harasses Caesar, but is defeated. Seeker breaks his wing. Caesar finds a cabin.
*It starts raining. Set and Tom wander off from the others. Tom finds Seeker, Set finds Darren.
(CAVES/TRAPPED)
*The party looks for a way out of the cave while dealing with various injuries and romantic tension. 
*Patches overexerts himself while saving his brother from a Golbat swarm. A small lake is found.
*It starts raining. The party escapes the flooding cave through the lake into another cavern.
===Part 3: Split Party===
(FOREST/SURFACE)
*Night falls. The party continues looking for shelter. Set and Cherise find Darren's raft and supplies.
*Darren and Seeker begin recuperating. Seeker wakes up and stops the rain, but it is still night. 
*The party regroups. Seeker is unhappy to be ignored by the others. Seviper meets Zangoose.
(CAVES/TRAPPED)
*Night falls. Quip-Patches-Luau tensions come to a head, but are resolved with friendship.
*The rain stops. The group falls asleep; after waking, they explore a tunnel, still looking for a way out.
*A Pikachu falls into the cave; she is mistaken for an attacker. Adelaide spares her. Patches KOs Sparks.
*Scrap attacks Patches, Luau attacks Scrap. Morgan heals Sparks' wounds while Quip breaks up the fight. 
===Part 4: Chaparral===
*Morning arrives. Morgan leads the cave group up out into the chaparral. A Deino follows them.
*One-by-one, the forest group wanders off, following scent-trails to the chaparral group.
*A Suicune harrasses Darwin and Darren. Indigo gets caught in the crossfire, but Morgan saves her.
==Characters==
Grey rows indicate an inactive character. Only characters whose owners explicitly remove them from the roleplay will have their rows deleted. Appearance/personality blurbs are shortened to keep the rows short. Legendaries are only allowed if there is a good argument that they fit in the roleplay. In this case, Phione is not considered a legendary. 
Name 	Species 	Sex	Player 	Appearance 	Personality
Pyre 	Flareon 	M 	Pokey 	Shiny 	Protective and stern
Quip 	Poochyena	M 	Sparkleaf 	Normal Poochyena 	Carnivorous but jaunty.
Tom 	Girafarig	M 	SkyWarrior 	Shiny 	Calls his tail "Pebbles".
Jole 	Flaaffy 	M 	Twill 	Has a pink bow tied to his tail. 	Quirky and curious
Luau 	Umbreon 	F 	Atar 	Shiny. White plumeria bloom on right ear. 	Like Atar's. Likes tropical things
Felix 	Luxio 	M 	Atar 	White hind fur, ribbon on tail 	Quiet, has a faint heart
Scrap 	Luxio 	M 	Mysterious Vaporeon	Has fur that changes with his mood 	Sneaky, a bit antisocial
Caesar 	Seviper 	M 	Shadowcorphish 	Has blue blood 	Mischeivous,smooth-talking, calm
Adelaide	Kirlia 	F 	Twiggy 	Wears silver bracelets and a scarf 	Whimsical and relaxed
Crank 	Archen 	M 	Pokey 	Shiny. Has gold eyes 	Hot-tempered and easily angered
Set 	Sneasel 	M 	Kai 	Wears a Zigzagoon-pattern poncho 	Cool and collected, but flustered easily
Lex 	Munchlax 	M 	Lethalabsol 	Normal Munchlax 	Friendly and happy
Indigo 	Skitty 	F 	Cutie_Eevee 	Shiny. 	Annoyingly optimistic
Skandar 	Cyndaquil	M 	Pope 	Dressed in a hipster outfit 	Perserveres
Patches 	Floatzel 	M 	Pokey 	Black fedora and a red patchwork scarf 	Adventurous, gets into trouble. Has crush on Luau
Seeker 	Articuno 	M 	SkyWarrior 	Normal Articuno 	Angry, doesn't enjoy happiness. The first Articuno
Darren 	Vulpix 	M 	Sparkleaf 	Wears a black bowtie.  	Not that nice.
Leslie 	Pachirisu	M 	Bee 	1’2”. Head stripe curves toward left eye. Black tie, accessories bag.	
Cherise's boyfriend. Emotional, pretends to be tough, wealthy.
Cherise 	Deerling 	F 	Frosti 	Wears a little wreath of flowers on her head 	
Leslie's girlfriend. Girly, practical, blunt
Sparks 	Pikachu 	F 	Pokey 	Fluffy,shiny; bangs, black-rimmed glasses, neon green bandanna 	Hot temper, tomboyish, immature, tends to talk a lot
Morgan 	Umbreon 	M 	SkyWarrior 	Similar build to a rabbit. Gray rings, brown eyes. 	Very curious and a little childish.
Hermes 	Zangoose 	M 	Shadowcorphish 	Shiny Zangoose with red claws. 	A little on the quiet side sometimes, but also a little kind.
Zapper 	Pikachu 	M 	Thunder 	Normal Pikachu 	Kind, caring, helpful, loyal to his friends, good-hearted
Pallas 	Glaceon 	M 	Maestra 	Slightly larger than normal 	Aloof, logical, formal speaking
Sapphire	Suicune 	F 	Atar 	Shiny fur and mane (rest is normal) 	Stuck up, rude, envious, feral
Aqua 	Phione 	F 	EeveeLove20 	Has yellow gem 	Skittish and shy
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