System Admin
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Post by System Admin on Jan 16, 2023 22:10:28 GMT 9
TREE OF WORMSA hundred Pidgey have descended on the ancestral Tree of Worms, eager to fatten themselves up for the winter! You are called upon to defend these poor little larvae from being gobbled up by early birds (who are really just being greedy. They have plenty of birdseed over at the Tower of Birds next door.) However, each of these Pidgey has only a single weakness, which you must exploit to send these peckers packing!
GOALMake a post using your Pokemon to fulfil the TOWER PROMPT from the person above you. E.g. 'Use a Fire-type move'. Standard posting expectations still apply, so at least one paragraph of your showdown with the Pidgey is required!
Once you are happy with your epic clash, make sure to end your post with the code below (removing the 's) to generate a prompt for the person who is posting next! You can also hit the "tower" button in the reply/quick reply window.
NEXT PROMPT: [#Tower][#roll range="1-50"]
TIPSSome of the prompts can get a little tricky, so we recommend using a Pokemon website like Serebii or Bulbapedia to look up your Pokemon's moves. This will let you exploit the weaknesses of those damn Pidgey, and wipe them out as soon as possible!
We also recommend checking in on our Discord to help coordinate your attacks, and to prevent multiple people racing to complete the same prompt.
REWARD CHECKPOINTSAt periodic checkpoints, all players who have posted in the Tower Challenge since the last checkpoint will be able to claim a a Pokemon! The type of Pokemon is based on the theme of the Tower. This time, the theme is Worm Pokemon. All these Pokemon are worms. Don't argue!
The Tree of Worms has a hundred Pidgey, which means 100 challenges to complete! It also means ample rewards for those who knock out the little flappers.
Reward Pokemon can be claimed in Mod Requests as they are unlocked, and will be added to your Character Record. Claiming Tower Pokemon is optional! You can claim all, none, or just your favorites.
10 PIDGEY | | Uncommon (+5) | 20 PIDGEY | | Common (+0) | 30 PIDGEY | | Uncommon (+5) | 40 PIDGEY | | Uncommon (+5) | 50 PIDGEY |
| Uncommon (+5) | 60 PIDGEY | | Common (+0) | 70 PIDGEY | | Uncommon (+5) | 80 PIDGEY |
| Uncommon (+5) | 90 PIDGEY | | Uncommon (+5) | 100 PIDGEY |
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STARTING PROMPTThe way to defeat the first Pidgey is: [Tower]XJYKDH_H1d100 1d100
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orioncayge
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Bandana Guy
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Post by orioncayge on Jan 16, 2023 22:50:08 GMT 9
Standing upon the tree's lowest branch, Orion held aloft one of his finest mon. Arachnae, also an ancestral enemy of birds, was going to be the early worm this time and get these birds good. With an angry wibble of her bubble, she let out a warcry. "FRICK YOU, STUPID BIRDS! GET LOST!" A stream of bubbles would erupt from her cute booboo smasher, and instead of curing booboos she was causing some of them instead. Soon a pidgey would drop from the sky, and Arachnea would turn to Orion.
"Did I do good pops?" "You did great baby." Orion would reply leaning down and kissing the bubble. "Keep it up." The giggly spider would wibble and wobble and continue on her warpath. The pharmacist would become the harmicist so to speak.
Prompt #2: [Tower]dujGcq2m1d50 1-100
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diva
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Post by diva on Jan 17, 2023 1:18:41 GMT 9
As a rule she didn't generally care for worms. And she didn't care for bugs. But she did care for events. Which meant that she was going to be participating in this... Tower of Worms. Disgusting. Gross. Absolutely bad. Feels terrible. But anyways. Meeting the requirements to clear floors was what mattered right now as she looked at the pop-up. Use a move that dealt over 100 damage? Easy... Well, for her anyways. "Opal... Be a dear and get rid of some of those birds." But her voice was flat as she knew that the Glimmet only had one move that would be able to do that. It rocked and glowed in the air for a moment before making a loud humming sound, exploding with a self-destruct just to get rid of a simply pidgey. Easy.
NEXT PROMPT: [Tower]J1v6B_WU1-50 1-50
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Valentine
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Soldier, Poet, King
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Post by Valentine on Jan 17, 2023 1:44:31 GMT 9
Valentine didn't especially care for worms, truth be told, but she'd gotten hooked on Tower challenges now, and this one was no exception. Plus, the scenery was nice, even if the opponents were... less so. (Cats were a nice theme. Cats were cute. Worms, not so much.)
And as luck would have it, she had a Pokemon that could knock out the current prompt for this new Tower, no problem! What better way to get her foot in the door?
"Grim, dear?"
The Weavile looked up at Valentine and nodded, ready to follow his Trainer's orders.
"Show them your strongest Ice Shard, why don't you?"
That grin on Grim's face was a bit too wide, and the attack left Valentine clutching her clothes for warmth, but it did the job, and that was what really mattered.
NEXT PROMPT: [Tower] BK_NCjno1-501-50
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amanita
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Post by amanita on Jan 17, 2023 1:53:18 GMT 9
Before it was the tower of cats... Something he didn't really care about. But now it was the tower of worms. And with his influx of bug-type Pokemon he couldn't really see himself not participating in it. He just had to get in at the right time and the right place. But it seemed like that time and place was now. > Use a fairy-type move. Okay... Only one of his Pokemon he was sure had a fairy-type move and that was Morel. The eevee. That he had been avoiding like the plague.
"Uh... use... Baby-Doll Eyes?" He wasn't sure how the move was supposed to kill a pidgey. But as the Eevee stared at it with wide eyes. Trusting eyes. Loving eyes. The Pidgey was so overwhelmed it keeled over DEAD. He disliked this thing almost as much as he disliked Cereal.
NEXT PROMPT: [Tower]jNBWRLn21-50 1-50
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Yggy Br00ks
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Pikachu Fan
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Post by Yggy Br00ks on Jan 18, 2023 14:26:45 GMT 9
"Worm Tower! Worm Tower!" Yggy cheered as she marched up the first floor of the tree, pumping a fist in high spirits. Her Sewaddle, Chicken, rode on her shoulder. "Man, I remember when I went to the Tower of Cats for the first time! I can't believe it's cleared already!" Aww, she had so many good memories of beating up Patrat there! "So what's in this one?" the blonde asked, grinning around herself. Everything looked so pretty with sunlight shining through the tree canopy. Whoosh! A Pidgey swooped past her head, forcing her to duck. <Wow,> said Chicken. <...I think that bird just tried to eat me.> "Pidgey!" Yggy exclaimed obliviously, putting a hand on her forehead to shield her eyes as she followed the bird up into the tree canopy. "That must be the new enemy in the tower! Hey Chicken, next time it comes down you should tangle it up in your String Shot."They didn't have to wait long. A minute later the bird was back with an eager CAW, talons outstretched for the poor little caterpillar. In return for its greediness, the Pidgey got a face full of sticky bug silk. "PWEEEE!" It tumbled to the ground in an unhappy cocoon, pecking at the strands on its wings. "Aww! You'll be okay, little guy." Yggy patted it and moved on, looking for more worms to defend. SEWADDLE USED STRING SHOT! PROMPT #5: Use a Kalos Pokémon.1d50·1d50·1d50·1d50f_CfVP85
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Genesis
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Weekend Warrior
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Post by Genesis on Jan 19, 2023 0:32:16 GMT 9
A Kalos Pokemon, eh? Genesis had a couple of those to their name... but they couldn't turn down the opportunity to show off their starter Pokemon in battle.
Not that they especially needed the Weedle, mind. But they liked the whole idea behind these Tower challenges, and they wanted to get closer to their first Trainer star as well. Besides, it couldn't hurt to snag a free Pokemon, could it?
"Arecibo, use..." So many options to choose from... but theoretically they were fighting Pidgey here, so why not use an attack that's super effective against them? Not that it really mattered, of course. "Use Smack Down."
It was an amusing sight, watching the Frogadier launch a large rock at the bird Pokemon. Genesis would have to have Arecibo use that more often, if only to admire the attack animation again...
NEXT PROMPT: [Tower] hqQU3Zg91-501-50
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Jade Jager
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Weekend Warrior
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Post by Jade Jager on Jan 21, 2023 18:16:17 GMT 9
This might have been a bad place to take a nap...
Objectively, it had seemed perfect. Tall tree, high up off the ground out of the reach of ground predators, nice broad branches. It stood to reason a tree would be full of all kinds of bird and bugs, but Jade had forgotten how big Pokémon were. Pidgey? The smallest of 'em were still larger than any pigeon she'd ever seen. And the worms? Don't get her started on the damn worms. They were practically snakes at that length, and this one had a bigass stinger.
Two stingers, actually, Jade thought as the Weedle turned around, showing off its stabby tail. She held up her hands and started to back away. "Don't get all riled up at me, now," she drawled, trying to take small steps so she didn't accidentally fall off the branch of the tree. It was a Mario-Kart-Track kinda tree, the kind of highway-width boughs you could drive a motorbike down, but that didn't mean she couldn't go splat if she went jumping at every giant creepy crawly she ran into up here.
Though of course, the easy solution was to just defend herself with another Pokémon. That was the thing in this world, right? Not safe to go alone?
Now you tell me.
Jade released a Pokeball at random and a Toxel appeared, just about the least frightening Pokémon you can imagine (butt ugly, too. Jade couldn't imagine anyone else adopting it.)
But Weedle wasn't attacking - it was fleeing. Fleeing a Pidgey who was swooping down on it from above. As the bird landed, too focused on its meal to see the Toxel, the baby poison-type scooched over to nuzzle up against it, drawn to the avian's soft, feathery body like a stuffed toy.
"Aww," said Jade. It was kinda cute after all.
Zzzzap!
Sparks danced before her eyes as the Toxel electrocuted the poor bird. It toppled off the branch, still smoking.
"Sure?! said Jade, trying to be nonchalant but failing to hide her own (less electric) shock. "I just.. arright." No takebacks now.
Toxel used nuzzle! NEXT PROMPT (#7) [Tower]C5oek3oh1d50 1d50
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Peace Maker
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Post by Peace Maker on Jan 21, 2023 19:08:08 GMT 9
Peace had not intended to wander into the tree.
Yet here he was, wide eyed and still ignorant that he had two pokemon now! His narcoleptoc Scorbunny was in his arms, asleep as per usual. Peace had no idea what this place was, why it was here, or even what it did! That made it all the more exciting though, didn't it? Approaching a little divot in the bark, he ran his fingers over a thick cluster of vines. This game would never cease to amaze him with all the details. It felt so real.
Pulling his hand back, Peace very narrowly avoided a poison stab right on the palm. Half hidden behind the vines had been a little worm with a very sharp looking horn (and tail! Double trouble!) It was beaten up and shaky, tail raised and cowering as if this might be it's final stand.
"Oh no... what could have happened to you? Poor thing!" Against all better judgement, Peace offered his hand to the very sharp pokemon. "I'll make sure you get all fixed up!" The worm still seemed like it wanted to stab him.... but maybe it was just tired. Maybe it really did believe what Peace was saying. Instead of causing him great pain it crawled onto his hand and up his arm. It ended up curled on the underside of his sleeve and it clung to the white fabric.
This made it an easy target for hungry birds. Now would be Peace's chance to prove his words to the pokemon-!
A Pidgey swooped down, clawing and trying to peck at his arm where the worm was. Peace yelped and curled his arm closer to himself, protecting the bug, but this instigated an Instance Event. Thrown into battle, it auto assigned his first parry member to the fight. But see. There was that whole "narcoleptic" problem.
The Scorbunny was bugged. Without peeling back the mechanics too much, her sleep states and awake states were swapped. Though asleep, the game saw her as 'awake', which would provide a cavalcade of funny scenarios for the future. She outsped the Pidgey and the auto-battle system assigned her a move. But, she was asleep. Since she couldn't complete the move, the game counted it as a miss instead of the rabbit just snoozing in Peace's arms...
The Pidgey exploded into feathers, the conditiond having been met.
Peace just stood there, mouth agape, eyes furrowed, as he tried to figure out what the hell just happened.
Because, to him, a bird came over to him just to blow up on his fave.
#8 [Tower]k0zfARBy1d50 1d50
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diva
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Post by diva on Jan 25, 2023 7:26:44 GMT 9
So many weak little birds that were hanging around here. Sure, it might have been better to just leave now that her initial Pokemon had quite literally exploded... But with a flick of her wrist she released her Nidorina instead. She would be able to take care of this pretty easily.The large blue Pokemon stared at one of the other Pokemon, unimpressed by the fact that it could fly. Because after all... What good were wings if they couldn't get you far enough away from her.
With a sturdy stance the Nidorina used Toxic Spikes to get rid of yet another Pokemon. She would get rid of as many of these little nuisances as possible in order to get to something worthwhile.
NEXT PROMPT: [Tower]0vUVsxap1-50
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Cleo
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Post by Cleo on Jan 29, 2023 9:43:32 GMT 9
Cleo looks to the just-shy-of-100 Pidgeys circling the tree, their formation tight enough that it casts a near-solid shadow beneath. The odd Pidgey breaks from their circle, swooping down for a meal and leaving gaps of light to filter through. And as they draw ever closer to the bugs and their loyal guards – the players – the prompts finally come into view.
She takes her stand near one of the Weedles, an obstacle for the birds to get through before they could have their sweet, wormy meal. Finally, one of the Pidgey sweeps too close to Cleo and her Mudkip, screeching.
<Use a Psychic Move.>
Lucky. She'd just broadened the range of moves he could use, after all. "I didn't level you for nothing! Amnesia!"
The Mudkip shivers, staring intently at the Pidgey.
His eyes go blank, mind disconnecting from the reality of the Pidgey's furious Gusts. They don't phase him, don't unnerve him. He is centered. Balanced. Ready - ready for the Pidgey trying to swoop in on a would-be opening, ready to smash it to the ground.
The Pidgey lets out a dazed squawk on impact, and then nothing else.
"Good job!" she beams down at her Mudkip. She'd been working on that, the whole praising him when he did good, thing. He seemed to need it, the nervous little fella.
He doesn't respond, just as dazed as the bird. When he does eventually snap out of it, he doesn't seem to remember what he's done, or her praise. Oh well.
Mudkip used Amnesia [Tower]ou8Jzhlk1d50 1d50
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C0D13
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Bug Maniac
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Post by C0D13 on Feb 1, 2023 12:22:50 GMT 9
Tower of Worms Floor 2: Le Worm
The next 10 Pidgey are French. They wield baguettes and wear berets, and will squawk rude, Euro-centric insults at you. Any use of English will send them into a fit of rage.
You have defeated 10 Pidgey and unlocked Weedle (U)! The next reward (Scatterbug) will be unlocked at 20 Pidgey.
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Genesis
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Weekend Warrior
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Post by Genesis on Feb 1, 2023 12:40:11 GMT 9
So these Pidgey were supposed to be French now? And hate English? That was a strange choice on Hydance's part. Genesis (or rather, Shiloh) wondered, idly, how they would port that over to servers in other areas and other languages...
Whatever. They had a Pokemon that would fit the current prompt--though it was one that they normally wouldn't dare send out against a Pidgey, or a bug for that matter--and Shiloh took French in high school. They got this.
...except that, as Genesis wracked their brain on the proper words for things like "attacking", they realized that that might have been an overstatement.
"Sable!" Oh hey, that was a French word too, wasn't it? Something about sand? "Attaque l'oiseau! Avec... euh... avec les missiles de... les missiles?"
Luckily, Sable understood enough of Genesis' broken French to get the point across--repeatedly, in fact, with Pin Missile--and while the Pidgey definitely eyed Genesis suspiciously, they weren't breaking out into an outright rage.
NEXT PROMPT: [Tower] nLJADQvq1-501-50
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Peace Maker
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Post by Peace Maker on Feb 1, 2023 13:06:34 GMT 9
With all the Weedle on this floor saved, another floor opened up. Peace hummed and watched as his new friend crawled around his arm. He wondered if there was more friends to be made.... would diva be proud of him if she saw him with a lot of pokemon?
Maybe Allen would like to play this game. It might help him relax.
Heading up to the next floor, Peace looked around at the Parisian flare. Walking over to a makeshift Eiffel Tower, made of sticks of course, he smiled and threaded his fingers together.
"It's so cute!"
This drew ire....
Bursting from the middle of the tower was another Pidgey! Another worm, a different one, had been inside. It was tied up and laying on a croissant, weeping into the bread. The poor thing had about to be dinner!
The Pidgey was smoking a little cigarette and had on a black turtleneck. It cursed at Peace in French, but Peace didn't speak French so he just tilted his head in confusion. It swooped down to try and hit him, causing him to yelp.
Peace held up Abby in front of him to protect his face. The Scorbunny, still sleeping, happened to yawn- an Ember flaring from her mouth and turning the Pidgey Extra crispy.
Well... that seemed to work! All right!
Sbby used Ember (Special)! #13 [Tower]KusRaXEB1d50 1d50
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Celastrina Nestlewood
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Post by Celastrina Nestlewood on Feb 1, 2023 13:43:02 GMT 9
Celastrina followed the group up the stairs to the second floor and was about to greet them when she noticed the text box informing her that any use of English would infuriate the French Pidgey (or Roucool as they seemed to be calling themselves) on this floor. That was going to make things tricky, since she'd have to assign moves to her Pokémon some other way. It would be cool to do it in Elvish or something, but her player hadn't bothered learning it. Thinking through her options, though, she realized she might have a chance here to show off some knowledge of a different conlang.
"toki! mi jan... Kelasina," she said brightly, pausing to figure out the Toki Pona equivalent of her name, before opening one of her Poké Balls to let Mr. Toad, her Paras, out onto the field. "pipi Misa To o, utala e waso ni..." She pointed toward one of the Pidgey. "...kepeken ko jaki a!"
Mr. Toad blinked for a moment, but eventually managed to work out that "ko jaki" was Poison Powder, before dutifully releasing a burst of poisonous dust from his mushrooms. The attacking Pidgey flew right through the cloud of dust, then crashed to the ground.
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