Create a Character

***Untold stories, Countless Pokémon, Your Character, Their adventure...***

Want to create a character of your own and step into the world of Pokémon Crusaders? this place is your guide into stepping into this vast universe! Either through writing stories that take place in the world to playing the Roleplaying game where you play as your character. whether it be a grizzled Grimsnarl who has taken to becoming a mercenary for a infamous group of criminals, to an avid adventurer Plusle who has joined the Order of the Crusaders to have some fun. your story is yours to imagine. You create their backstory, their stats, their appearance, and their personality.

## Choose your Pokémon Species

Most of the 1021 species of Pokémon are yours to choose, with the exception of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon *(In this Universe referred to as Primevals and the Ark'en).* First think of the character you would want to create. Do you want to create a Tinkatink who has become obsessed with technology and has modified themselves to become one with the machine? Do you want to create a Oricorio entertainer who is secretly a member of a intelligence network? Do you want to create a Bisharp Commander of one one the dozens of legions to offer, fighting to restore peace within the world of Old? it is yours to chose.

Choosing a Species can drastically change your unique traits and abilities that a Pokémon has had. Traits such as flight, night vision and enhanced

The main focus will be the statistics of your pokemon species, Split into Battle Values and Skill values

### Type Advantages

The traditional type advantages from the real games remain the same here in the RPG.

## Battle Values

Battle values are the core statistic that determines how good they are in Battle, they differ from the original IV system.

### HP

Health points determines how much damage a character will take until they are downed, this statistic can vary depending on your Species, traits, or other changes.

### Attack

Attack is how much damage a Pokémon move will do. The Power of said move will be adds upon the Attack value. this can be changed depending on boosts, Type Advantages, etc.

*(Note: Weaponry does not apply with the attack stat, rather it uses its own stat-line)*

### Defense

###### Defense Vs. Pokémon Attacks

The Defense Value is how much an attacks damage can be negated from a attack before resulting in a final damage value. The defense characteristic subtract the total amount of a move that a incoming Pokémon attack , this is also affected by type advantage

 Is Defense Less than incoming Attack

*For example A Thunderbolt with a combined total of 145 is subtracted by Half due to a Chesnaughts resistance to electric type moves, which results in 72. 72 is compared to a defense stat of 122 which results in a 60% damage reduction. the final attack deals 44 damage.*

###### Defense Vs. Weaponry

the defense characteristic changes when being stuck with a weapon. is compared with the FORCE characteristic of an attack or weapon. this can change depending on a wide array of different causes. The Defense Stat isn't a static number that can negate the total amount if damage coming. rather it negates the incoming attack by a percentage dependent of the Character Species and other characteristics.

*Example 2: a Incineroar has a defense value of 90. The Inicneroar is struck with a Sledgehammer which deals 30 damage with a FORCE stat of 80. Defense is greater than FORCE which results in a final damage count of 26)*

Defense VS Force
 Is Defense More than Force?
 Is Defense Equal to or Less than Force?
 Is defense Half or less than Force

### Special

The Special stat reflect similarly to how Attack and Defense stats are reflected.

### Speed

Speed is the final battle value that determines both initiative and Dodge Chance, it also affects the Skill Value of Agility. The Character with the highest speed value generally is declared to be first in battle. Dodge chance is calculated

## Skill Values

*Not all things are all about fighting, in the world of Pokémon crusaders, you will need to use very ability and skills that you have to offer! The Skill Values are added up using a point buy system where they max out at twenty.*

For a list of all ability checks that use both Battle values and Skill Values Click HERE

### **Strength**

Strength represents your physical muscle power and athletic training. From breaking down a door with a kick to lifting a pile of debris. Most melee attacks use this characteristic to improve your rolls and damage. Strength also determines your ability to lift heavy things and carry more things. some weaponry require a character to have a Strength value to be able to carry and wield it. to determine the strength of a certain pokemon, divide the weight of a pokemon by 3 and that would be the average of a Pokémon's strength.

Some Pokemon have a limit to the strength modifier, Pokemon that have the *Small* or *Tiny* Trait cannot modify their strength value further than the strength value of 5 or 11

### Agility

Agility Determines your characters skill in speed, Hand eye coordination, Balance, stealth, and reflexes. Agility is used to improve your ranged attacks such as bows, firearms, or thrown weapons. Armor can also affect the Agility value with more heavy items affecting the value negatively, Some other lighter Armour pieces can also improve agility values. Agility is a key factor in the **Speed** battle value as agility rolls can improve the dodge chance, a very valuable skill.

Agility is also affected by the Pokemon Size, Pokemon that have the Large or Gigantic trait cannot modify their Agility skill value greater than 16

*to determine the Speed of a Pokemon, Divide the average speed of a Pokemon by 7.*

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### Willpower

Willpower Represents how healthy and how much injury your can sustain on your physical self, it also represents how strong minded you are and how much you can resist psychic power. Willpower is used as a support value that is determined by your character's average health. Willpower is primarily used to deter status affects by pokemon moves. When a character is struck by a move that causes a status effect and is successfully rolled by an opposing enemy. The player can use a willpower check to resist the incoming condition, if successful, the status is ignored and removes. if the roll is failed, the pokemon is affected with said status effect until the condition has ended, cured or is rolled again with a higher Willpower value.

*To determine the Willpower of a Pokemon, divide the HP of a Pokemon by 5*

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### Perception

Perception is your characters attunement to your world and your ability in awareness. Perception is also used for your characters faith in the gods beyond and is determined by your characters Special Battle value. Perception us used generally for your awareness in your character surrounding, ranging from finding secret markings within the walls of a dungeon, to using your judgment in determining whether or not this character is good or deceitful, Perception is especially useful for classes that require the power of the gods to face off against evil.

### Knowledge

knowledge is your general intellect, learning capability and understanding of the world. Knowledge checks are used for learning new skills and is used for tinkering and crafting new equipment, but make sure to actually apply your mind into actually using your intellect for something useful instead of having all the knowledge in your character's mind. Knowledge is a key feature in a number of classes such as the Artificer and the Commander, with Command skills using both Knowledge and willpower checks.

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### Presence

Presence represents your overall skill in social skills, persuasiveness and leadership. Presence checks are a key skill in the art of role playing, with haggling, de-escalation skills and just in general using words as a valuable tool.

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## Classes

There are a wide variety of different classes and subclasses a character can choose from. Each specialized in different way of aiding the entire team. a list of Crusader Class is provided in the link below. some classes give you specific gear or aspects.

List of Crusader Classes

## Background

Your character could have came from anywhere, but what did they do before and what skills do they carry from there to here.

Crusader Backgrounds

## Gear and Weaponry

### Weaponry

In the world of Pokémon crusaders, Pokémon moves are not the only way to attack a foe. A wide arsenal of weaponry is yours for choosing, some better suited for others. There are some limitations and quirks that an individual will have to take care of.
Weapon stat lines are built like this

Example Weapon Stat line

### Gear

In a wide variety of different shops, retailers, and traders. there are a near limitless array of items that can aid characters on their stories and quests. ranging from alchemist and medical shops where potions and brews are made to help the sick, To Iron Tide weaponsmith shops who sell exclusive items for the sake of destroying evil. To even exotic wandering traders who sell relatively legal equipment. For a character, all gear is valuable to them, since proper equipment and armor can make the difference between life and death.

## Nature

Nature or more commonly known as personality is your character, well, Personality.

## Appearance

### Physical Appearance

Your character's appearance is based on the species you have chosen obviously but clothing isn't the only appearance you can change. In this world, pokemon that have existed have developed traits that aren't just their shiny new color change. all aspects of a Pokémon can be changed, no two Pokémon will always be alike. ranging from a simple recolor of a Pokémon to full on aspects of a Pokémon such as eye color, fur pattern, markings, shape of eyes, shape of face, etc. the Limit is your imagination! (And art skills)

### Clothing

Sometimes natural looks aren't enough, Sometime you might want to add some style to your character. Look no further that the Clothiers and Tailors to