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     ====== Pokerole: Unova’s Wild West! ====== ====== Pokerole: Unova’s Wild West! ======
      
    -This is a module set in the past of the Pokemon world, meant to invoke the feel of Pokemon: Legends Arceus. Unlike PLA, this game takes place in the Wild West! The module should cover one long session or two-three shorter ones, depending on how much the players explore. A few setting details:+This is a module set in the past of the Pokemon world, meant to invoke the feel of Pokemon: Legends Arceus. Unlike PLA, this game takes place in the Wild West! The module should cover one long session or two-three shorter ones, depending on how much the players explore. Key details include
      
       * The module assumes guns aren’t a thing, mostly because it’s meant to emulate anime/PLA tone.   * The module assumes guns aren’t a thing, mostly because it’s meant to emulate anime/PLA tone.
       * Trainers are not common and most people consider them dangerous.   * Trainers are not common and most people consider them dangerous.
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    -There also a few mechanical considerations. 
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       * Trainers can have **up to two Pokemon** with them at the start of the game, and both can be up to **Amateur rank**.   * Trainers can have **up to two Pokemon** with them at the start of the game, and both can be up to **Amateur rank**.
       * Trainers can be targeted by Pokemon at any time, they are considered to always be in the fray. (They do not need to be included in Initiative if they don’t intend to do more than order their Mon about)   * Trainers can be targeted by Pokemon at any time, they are considered to always be in the fray. (They do not need to be included in Initiative if they don’t intend to do more than order their Mon about)
      
    -===== The Pitch ===== +<adm quote Player Introduction>
     Your character is a rarity in the Wild West, a Pokemon trainer. You’ve found a request, a telegram that was sent out to every corner of the country that was pinned to train bulletin boards everywhere. The request, which you’ve chosen to answer, reads as follows: Your character is a rarity in the Wild West, a Pokemon trainer. You’ve found a request, a telegram that was sent out to every corner of the country that was pinned to train bulletin boards everywhere. The request, which you’ve chosen to answer, reads as follows:
      
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     > Contact Mayor Sherman Sheppard Upon arrival STOP > Contact Mayor Sherman Sheppard Upon arrival STOP
     > Cash Reward STOP > Cash Reward STOP
     +</adm>
     ====== For the Storyteller ====== ====== For the Storyteller ======
      
     **[[Unova West Plot|Click here for the module text itself.]]** **[[Unova West Plot|Click here for the module text itself.]]**
      
    -<adm info A Note on Formatting>+<adm information A Note on Formatting>
     In the module, you’ll find various formatting styles. Callout blocks like these can be imagined as sidebars. //Italic text// can be read as GM notes and tips. ''%%Code blocks%%'' contain rolls the players will need to make, in the format of ''%%attribute+skill%%''. If the code block has a ''%%x#%%'' at the end, that means the minimum number of successes is that number, not one. In the module, you’ll find various formatting styles. Callout blocks like these can be imagined as sidebars. //Italic text// can be read as GM notes and tips. ''%%Code blocks%%'' contain rolls the players will need to make, in the format of ''%%attribute+skill%%''. If the code block has a ''%%x#%%'' at the end, that means the minimum number of successes is that number, not one.
     </adm> </adm>