Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!

[indigo_league]

Fasten your seatbelts, because it is time for yet another Victory Road Fourth Wall!



From Friday the 3rd to Sunday the 5th, Victory Road will be welcoming all passing travellers, old friends and new acquaintances. You might have thought you were going to get a relaxing, calm weekend, but nope! You are now in the pokemon world and boy is it whacky! So check your responsibilities at the door, put on your trainer cap and come and have fun.

But, uh, maybe stay away from those odd patches of mist? They said nothing about this on the weather reports (of course, they also didn't say anything about people suddenly having all manner of powers) and whenever people get trapped inside, they seem to have the oddest encounters -- strange old buildings, snowy landscapes and

uh.

Is that a growlithe?



For more information, please read our little Fourth Wall FAQ

What is a Fourth Wall Event?

A Fourth Wall event is an in-game event where people from other games, random characters, even players themselves, just randomly interact with your characters. It's a literal breaking of that invisible "fourth wall" that separates the game-verse from... the rest of the internet. It’s meant to be a silly and fun time though all kinds of CR can take place during it.

How do you participate?

In short, a character makes a post in the comm or a top-level in the mod-posted catch-all and others tag it. Feel free to just tag around if you don’t want to start a thread of your own. You do not have to stick to your in-game character accounts during this event; you can use characters from other games, crack accounts, player accounts, etc to play!

What kind of characters can participate?

Anything and everything, from AU’s to characters from other DW games, ponies, disembodied heads, zombies, Arceus with a saddle, the players, Hello Kitty, and the list goes on...

What about characters coming in, can they have a Pokémon too?

Sure thing! You can bring in any Pokémon from any generation and challenge whoever you want for however much you want. Feel free to knock down or burn down anything. Ride Arceus into battle wearing nothing but a pineapple on your head. It's all good!

Current players are also allowed to have whatever else they want in their party, but all Legendaries will depart after the weekend is over. No keeping the Groudon that followed you home!

Can my character catch Pokémon to KEEP during the event?

Yes, they may! Feel free to saddle your character with some odd Pokémon they weren't expecting to have like a surprise Magikarp appearing inside their backpack.

There are some exceptions-- Pokemon not listed on the availability pages (Johto, Kanto, Sevii) cannot be kept after the event. For example, your character may encounter a wild Chansey in Lavender Town and keep their new friend, but you would not be able to catch and keep Articuno.

Characters also may not keep Pokemon that were given to them by visiting characters-- feel free to get vague and wibbly-wobbly about how a shockingly similar wild Pokemon (as long as it's on the Availability List!) wound up in your character's possession, but nothing that a visiting character gifts to a resident one will stick around once the weekend is over.

We’re also trusting that players will keep this reasonable, and stick to just one or two Pokemon to keep after the event.

Would my non-human character remain in their VR form for the event? What about powers?

Up to you! Your character can return to their original form, powers intact, or whatever you like! Have fun.

What about the environment?

With all the strange things going on, feel free to have your characters experience anomalies while they are travelling. Routes that took days to travel before can now be crossed in minutes. Characters can suddenly find themselves waking up in a different city altogether! The landscape around them may warp and change to reflect various other canons. If your character is far from where they started out when the event ends, feel free to have them remain there!

Can my character keep items they find during the Fourth Wall?

If this item is normally easily obtainable in the world of the game, like a Pokeball from the store or some choice rare berries, then yes. The exception to this is that we don’t want people keeping rare items or TMs.

Items like a new house that didn’t previously exist on their street, twenty Masterballs, a car, or piles of rubies that appeared during the event can not be kept. This includes items they may have had access to using their abilities or interacting with the warping environment, or any items from home they didn’t already have with them. They will all disappear at the end of the event!

Will my character remember the event once it’s over? What about previous Fourth Wall events?

It is up to you if your character’s memory suddenly becomes clear and they remember previous Fourth Walls during the span of the event.

Once the event ends, your characters’ memories will be somewhat fractured and mixed up. Recalling the events of the weekend will feel like recalling an especially vivid dream, but they are true memories. If you need a number for reference, figure that a character can remember about 80% of what happens during this three-day period.

What happened to those three days our characters mysteriously lost?

There's still no explanation for that one. The Professors won't even be reachable for a few days; don't expect them to answer your calls. To make it worse, you may not be where you were last...

Does this count for the activity check?

Fourth wall threads and posts carried out by characters who are current residents of VR are fair game for AC. Fourth-wallers and AU versions of a character currently in VR (for example, the same character played as from a different canonpoint, etc) do not count towards AC, even when played by the same player.

What if I just arrived and haven't made an in-character introduction post yet?

Feel free to arrive in the middle of the event! Your character will probably just be that much more confused. You may also hold off until after the event if you wish, in order to not become lost in the confusion.

What if I don't want to participate?

Fourth Wall is not a required event. However, it does affect the game's setting, so logging would have to be backdated or forward-dated to before or after the fourth wall. If you choose not to participate, your character may enter a glitch or be asleep during the event. They will still lose three days’ time and be disoriented like everyone else.

I have a different question…

No worries! Just comment here and we’ll get on that!

And for some information all about those strange mists...

So, what is up with the mists?

The odd patches of mist, which seem to show up with no rhyme or reason, disappearing and appearing far quicker than any normal mist would, seem to transport people to the past -- or a past, at the very least.

When inside the mists, characters will be able to experience glimpses of the ancient region of Hisui. Gone are the modern skyscrapers of Goldenrod City, only to be replaced by quaint little houses and cottages. Vast fields and snowy mountains stretch as far as the eye can see and if you are lucky you may even spy a few pokemon you've never seen before!

What new pokemon can be spotted?

In addition to the regular pokemon we all know and love, while within the mists, characters may be able to spot any of the pokemon listed here. Any new pokemon or regional forms not listed there cannot be spotted.

Can we catch the new pokemon?

You can catch them! You can even keep them for the duration of the Fourth Wall (though the pokedex will give an error when characters try to find out any information) however, after the Fourth Wall is over, these strange new pokemon will disappear. If characters try to release them from their pokeballs, they will find small origami versions of the pokemon instead. You can certainly keep those, but the pokemon themselves are gone, lost to the mists of time once more.

What information can we find out about the new pokemon?

Anything that is listed on the previously linked page is fair game to find out. This means you can find out their typing and some general facts about their biology. Everything else, such as move-sets, possible ways of evolution or abilities will be shrouded in mystery.

Will there be people inside of the mists?

When inside of the mists, characters can run into other player characters (or Fourth Wall visitors), which they can interact with as normal. They will also be able to see regular people working and living inside these ancient villages, however, it will not be possible to interact with them. No matter what you might try, they seem to be unable to see, hear or even touch you.

I have another question!

Feel free to ask it down below and we will get to it ASAP.

Comments

[necrodentia]

If a character catches a Hisuian variant Pokemon during the 4th wall, can it transform back into the normal form post-4th wall and they can keep that, or does it have to be gone altogether?

[indigo_league]

Unfortunately, it won't be possible for them to transform into an already known pokemon after the Fourth Wall ends. It's little origami versions for everyone.

[necrodentia]

Understood, thank you!

[rollstoseduce]

What happens if a character records a video inside the mist? Will the footage magically disappear when 4th wall is over? Will it become Never Gonna Give You Up or blue screen? And if one were to take one of the new Pokémon out of the mist and take a picture/record them in normal Johto/Kanto/Sevii, would those pics/videos survive?

eta: and what happens with pictures taken of the visitor characters, too? Thank you!

[indigo_league]

Any pictures taken inside of the mist or of the new pokemon outside of the mist will be corrupted after the fourth wall is over. Drawings and writing, however, will survive just fine.

For visiting characters, photos taken in the 'regular' areas are mostly fine after the fourth wall (some might be corrupted or a little weird/blurry, but most will be okay) but photos taken inside the mists will be corrupted as well.